It looks like Arsenal manager Michael Arteta is determined to score one of his goals at the Mercato last summer in the coming period.

Arteta is increasingly concerned about the frequent absence of Ghanaian midfielder Thomas Partey due to injury and wants to find a replacement for him.

Arsenal are hoping to talk Aston Villa out of their Brazilian midfielder Douglas Luiz in the new year in exchange for money so as not to lose him at the end of the season for free when his contract expires.

And according to the British newspaper The Sun, it is likely that Arsenal will make an offer of less than £23m, which is the amount the club was willing to pay Aston Villa knowing Luis had rejected the club’s best efforts to extend it. Contract.

The London club believe a £15m offer would be enough to convince the Villains to part ways with Luis, who signed for £12.5m from Manchester City in 2019.

Johnny Khoury