Aouar deal edging closer and 5 more positives from last week

🔴 Arsenal step up Houssem Aouar pursuit

• The Frenchman has been linked with the Gunners all window and might end up at the Emirates before October 5 deadline despite the complications.
• Arsenal have submitted an official bid for Aouar worth around €38m, while the fee seems to have dropped to €40m-€50m according to Lyon's president Aulas.
• And Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang seems to know something about the deal - more than he is letting on, we hope!

🔴 The Gunners complete Runarsson signing

• Martinez's departure to Aston Villa hurt, however, the Gunners mitigated it by swiftly moving in for a replacement.
• Runar Alex Runarsson from Dijon turned out to be this backup - he even made the squad for the midweek clash.
• However, Arsenal might yet sign another goalie: this will probably depend on Matt Macey's future.

🔴 Second-string Arsenal beat Leicester in Carabao Cup

• Arteta named a heavily-rotated side against the Foxes in anticipation of Monday's league clash vs Liverpool.
• The young Gunners did not let their manager down and ground out a 2-0 away win to seal passage to the 4th round.
• Reiss Nelson, Bukayo Saka and Eddie Nketiah delivered fine performances again while the likes of Auba and Lacazette could enjoy a day off.

🔴 Kieran Tierney recovers for the Liverpool showdown

• Our 23-year-old left-back pulled up during the warm up ahead of Fulham game, with a groin issue.
• The Scotsman missed the midweek cup game but made a complete recovery ahead of the Anfield clash.
• We are sure it's a huge relief for Arteta - no one can play the hybrid left-back role quite as well as Tierney does.

🔴 The Gunners are close to raising some money for reinforcements elsewhere

• Torreira is on the verge of a move to either Atletico or Torino, according to different sources.
• Mustafi, meanwhile, has been linked to Lazio, in a potential €12m deal.
• While we don't like the idea of losing Torreira at the very least, this can potentially enable us to sign Thomas Partey.

🔴 Arsenal avoid coronavirus scare

• West Ham trio of David Moyes, Issa Diop and Josh Cullen are returned positive coronavirus tests 3 days after playing Arsenal in the league.
• All three went into self-isolation and missed the weekend 4-0 drubbing of Wolves.
• However, no Arsenal players or staff tested positive for the disease in the aftermath.