Gyökeres is unhappy and January is on the table
Viktor Gyökeres is not happy with his minutes at Arsenal and is considering leaving in January (1). He has been used less by Mikel Arteta, and several clubs in Italy and Saudi Arabia are circling (1).
Just to be clear about what this is: a rumour. Nothing signed, nothing agreed. But your record striker thinking about the exit door three months before the winter window is the story of the week.
Ødegaard is close to extending
Martin Ødegaard is closing in on a new contract at Arsenal (5) (7). He is 27 and the club have treated him as untouchable, turning down approaches for him in recent months (5).
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He is your captain and the man everything runs through. That one is going the right way.
Chelsea want Zubimendi, Arsenal are not selling
Chelsea are preparing a €70m January bid for Martín Zubimendi (8). Arsenal have no plans to sell him (8).
Zubimendi is 27. Expect more of this noise before the window opens.
Haaland, if City go down
Arsenal would consider a move for Erling Haaland if Manchester City are relegated over their financial case (9). That is the entire story. Big if, big maybe.
Kroupi and Alvarez are still on the list
Arsenal plan to renew their push for Bournemouth's Éli Junior Kroupi in January, with PSG in the way (2). Paris were already keen on the French striker in the summer and could come back for him this winter (2).
Julian Alvarez is another one. Arsenal stay interested, and their chances improve the longer Atletico Madrid refuse to sell him to Barcelona (3).
Costa on the radar
English clubs are tracking right-back Alberto Costa. Manchester United and Arsenal have both watched him (4). He is 23.
What is next
Leeds United at home on Saturday, October 10, kickoff 13:30 CEST. Lille at home in the Champions League on Tuesday, October 13 (Premier League, Champions League).
Fan reactions
The subreddit is in interlull mode, ranking the best off-field moments of last season to fill the gap. Ødegaard is the one they keep coming back to, with a thread asking whether the national team players will get revenge on Bernardo Silva after the tackle, and the answer to that was not a firm no. There is also a 2011 Wenger and City thread doing the rounds, which lands differently this week given the Haaland talk.
