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Matt Verri

Inside Arsenal's unexpectedly bullish Deadline Day: Sandro Tonali, Leon Goretzka and agent talks

Mikel Arteta was bullish about Arsenal’s transfer plans - (Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Coming out of Mikel Arteta's press conference on Deadline Day, you could have been forgiven for thinking Arsenal had a transfer trick up their sleeves.

The expectation in the days leading up to the end of the January window was that the Gunners would not be pushing to do any business.

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