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Aaron Catterson-Reid

The three main reasons Arsenal should sign a defensive midfielder over Tielemans or Paqueta

It's now been seven weeks since the summer transfer window opened, and Arsenal have been one of the busiest teams in the Premier League.

Mikel Arteta's side have already signed five first-team players this summer, bringing in former Manchester City stars Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko, as well as highly-rated Portuguese talent Fabio Vieira, young Brazilian attacker Marquinhos and experienced American goalkeeper Matt Turner. Still, technical director Edu continues to scour the market for more incoming, and the Gunners have been heavily linked with a move for a central midfielder.

Lyon star Lucas Paqueta has been mooted as a potential target, whilst Leicester City playmaker Youri Tielemans is a player that the north Londoners are interested in, football.london understands. football.london reported earlier this year that Tielemans' agent had a meeting with Edu at the club's London Colney training ground, although Arsenal have been holding off on finalising a deal for the Belgian international.

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