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Tom Canton

Edu transfer misconception arises as Youri Tielemans move in question after Thomas Partey puzzle

All the talk about Arsenal’s late moves in the transfer market has been regarding Youri Tielemans and the potential wide player the club would like to sign. football.london understands that Edu and the club remain in no rush to sign the Belgian and would even wait until 2023 to secure his signature on a free transfer.

For Arsenal, however, there has been a growing feeling that the Tielemans-style player is what the club need. From a personal perspective I too, initially, saw the Belgian as a great asset to potentially bring in.

However, there are two key changes that have surfaced in the past couple of months through the preseason. Albert Sambi Lokonga arrived at Arsenal having been signed primarily as a number six.

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