Arsenal were looking to sign a right winger before the transfer window shut as they tried to find back-up for Bukayo Saka following Nicolas Pepe's exit.
Cody Gakpo, Allan Saint-Maximim and Anthony Gordon were all linked with a move to the Emirates Stadium this summer as Mikel Arteta chased another wide player. Raphinha had also been talked about as a possible target before he made the big-money move to Barcelona back in July, as the Gunners tried to replace Pepe, who joined Nice on loan.
Despite being linked with a move for a winger, Arteta decided to stick with his current squad and put faith in new signing Marquinhos, who made the £3m move from Sao Paulo in June. The 19-year-old is a highly-talented attacker but hasn't even made 50 senior appearances during his short career so far.
