Overview

• Eberechi Eze underwent an Arsenal medical on Friday and is set to join for around £60m plus £7.5m in add-ons as the club’s seventh signing of the window.
• He was not registered by the Premier League’s 12pm Friday deadline, ruling him out against Leeds, with an announcement still possible before the match.
• Arsenal’s summer outlay is roughly £250–£260m after deals for Viktor Gyökeres, Martin Zubimendi, Noni Madueke, Christian Nørgaard, Cristhian Mosquera and Kepa Arrizabalaga.
• Arteta says the business is not finished and the club is working on exits, with reports linking Albert Sambi Lokonga, Fábio Vieira, Reiss Nelson and Oleksandr Zinchenko with moves, plus Karl Hein to Werder Bremen and Jakub Kiwior in talks with Porto.
• Tottenham believed they had an agreement for Eze before Arsenal intervened, with Thomas Frank saying Spurs only want players committed to the badge and Arteta stressing the importance of signing players who want to join.