Arteta has signed a new Arsenal contract
Arsenal have an agreement with Mikel Arteta on a contract extension (1). He led the club to the Premier League title last season, and he is now signed up for longer (1).
Ødegaard is close, Rice is next
Martin Ødegaard is close to extending his Arsenal deal (2). The captain has been treated as untouchable, and Arsenal have knocked back interest in him in recent months (2). Declan Rice's renewal is also on the list (2).
Merino scored twice off the bench for Spain
Mikel Merino came on at half-time in Split and turned the game around. Croatia 1–2 Spain, with both Spain goals from Merino, and Spain are into the Nations League quarter-finals (14) (15).
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Gyokeres scoring, Norway struggling
Viktor Gyokeres scored again for Sweden in the international window (6). Martin Ødegaard's Norway had a harder time of it (6). Arsenal had 17 players away on international duty, some of them facing four games before they come back (6).
Arsenal are tracking Alex Scott
Arsenal are one of the Premier League clubs monitoring Bournemouth's Alex Scott (3) (12). Bournemouth have no intention of making it easy, and the asking price is €80–90m (3).
Camarda, Endrick, Güler: names on the January list
Arsenal are reportedly serious contenders for a £21m teenage signing in January, with Arteta keen to bring the average age of the squad down (4). Arsenal are aiming to add to their attacking rotation in January (16). Arsenal are interested in a January loan for Endrick, but Aston Villa are best placed to get him (7). Arsenal also sent scouts to watch Arda Güler and Pio Esposito in Türkiye–Italy (9). Arsenal's reported interest in Como's Paz has hit an obstacle (13).
A £60m exit valuation
Andrea Berta has reportedly set a £60m sale price for a benched Arsenal player, and a pundit has criticised that player publicly (10).
Gabriel Jesus: it took a month
Gabriel Jesus left Arsenal for FC Barcelona in the summer (5). "Jag har mått väldigt bra. Det tog en månad att anpassa sig. Jag kände redan några av spelarna som jag hade spelat med tidigare, så det var bra att få lära känna alla," he said, which means he has felt good, that it took a month to settle in, and that knowing some of the players already helped him get to know everyone (5).
Leeds at home on Saturday
Arsenal sit second, five games in, on 12 points with a +4 goal difference (W W W W L). The last result was Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Arsenal on Saturday, September 19, so you go into Saturday's 13:30 kick-off at home to Leeds United off a defeat. Lille come to London on Tuesday, October 13, then it is Nottingham Forest away on Sunday, October 18.
