Arsenal's first signing of the summer transfer window was unveiled last week, with Kai Havertz joining in a £65million deal from Chelsea.
But things could easily have panned out very differently, with the Gunners having been interested in one of Havertz's former teammates, Mason Mount. According to transfer guru David Ornstein, the Gunners initially wanted Mount before pivoting to Havertz when the England international made it clear he wanted to join Manchester United instead.
"Arsenal initially targeted Mason Mount, but once it emerged that his preference is to join Manchester United, the focus shifted to Kai Havertz", Ornstein said last month. Now, The National have claimed that Gunners boss Mikel Arteta wasn’t only an admirer of the player, he thought Mount would sign for his side and stay in London before a move to United eventually materialised.
