As another summer of significant spending at the Emirates Stadium draws to a close, Mikel Arteta and Arsenal are dipping back into the transfer market ahead of Thursday night's deadline.
The Arsenal hierarchy have backed Arteta handsomely again during the off-season, with the Spaniard spending in excess of £100million on deals for Gabriel Jesus, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Fabio Vieira.
While it is believed that Arteta also had designs on signing a new wide-man before the deadline, Arsenal currently have a dearth of midfield options available to them in the wake of injuries to Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny. That development has forced Arsenal to shift their attention to striking a deal for a midfielder, with Aston Villa's Douglas Luiz emerging as a target.
