Arsenal want three more players as they reignite Aouar interest

ESPN has suggested that Arsenal are deciding between Maddison and Lyon’s Aouar this summer as they ‘remain in the market for a creative midfielder’.

The report describes the duo as ‘among their targets’ as well as ‘a back-up goalkeeper and possibly a striker depending on departures elsewhere within the squad’.

Arsenal reigniting their interest in Aouar may come as surprise after Le10Sport in France said in July that the Gunners had ‘put an end to talks’.

It was understood at the time that Arsenal had offered just less than €20m and that they weren’t willing to reach Lyon’s €25m demands.

Earlier this month, The Sun revealed that Aouar still wants a move to north London and his representatives were surprised by Arsenal’s efforts to sign Maddison.

Meanwhile, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta held a pre-match press conference today and was asked about how the club’s transfer business was going.

“It has been really busy and you’ve just named a few names but that tells you as well how much we’ve had to do from the position that we started the window,” Arteta said ahead of their clash against Brentford on Friday night.

“We are talking about probably the most difficult transfer market in this industry over the last years for sure and we are trying to adapt. The club, the owners and myself, we all have the same interests, which is to make this team much stronger and we know that we still have things to do to get what we want.