Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Arsenal and Chelsea have agreed on a £52m fee for Noni Madueke. Arteta was keen on the winger, who was also desperate to join the north London club. Madueke had agreed to join Arsenal in the prior days, but Arsenal and Chelsea had different valuations of the player.

Arsenal are now in club-to-club talks with a Premier League side over another transfer, as Mikel Arteta receives new sporting director Andrea Berta's full support in his attempts to end the Gunners' long wait for title glory.

Arsenal FC’s overhaul in the attack began in earnest when news broke last week that the Gunners were in talks with Sporting over the signing of Viktor Gyökeres. Suffice it to say, the news about the (hopefully) impending move has set Arsenal social media ablaze,