Arsenal were left short in the wide areas going into the season following the closing of the summer market. Nicolas Pepe was allowed to leave the club on loan to join OGC Nice, but a replacement was unable to be signed.
One player who the club were reportedly looking to sign in the summer transfer window was Mykhaylo Mudryk. But, due to how late in the window the Gunners seemed to register interest in him, a deal seemed too difficult to complete.
The Ukrainian has been linked with a January move to the north London side, but the new price tag for him certainly puts a deal in danger. It is for this reason that Edu needs to search for alternatives and one of these is Moussa Diaby from Bayer Leverkusen. The German side's interest in Cedric Soares creates an opportunity of negotiation for the Brazilian.
