Arsenal turned down January offers for Takehiro Tomiyasu — Fabrizio Romano confirms player's stance

Takehiro Tomiyasu's new long-term contract at Arsenal will be announced in the near future, as per multiple sources.

According to Fabrizio Romano, the Gunners have had many offers from top clubs to sell the full-back in the January transfer window.

However, both the club and the player 'were' happy to get the new deal over the line with Mikel Arteta having big plans for the Japanese defender.

Tomiyasu, who has recovered from injury just in time for for Asian Cup, is now back at the Emirates after his country was eliminated in the quater-finals against Iran.

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