Overview

• Arsenal have trimmed Vieira’s price tag from roughly £30 million to £25 million to accelerate a sale before the transfer deadline.
• Bundesliga side Stuttgart remain the most concrete bidders, but their proposal of around £17 million including add-ons falls short of Arsenal’s revised demands.
• An insider reports that West Ham have held preliminary talks but are unlikely to lodge a serious bid because they seek a different midfield profile.
• The 25-year-old returned to train at London Colney this week yet was again omitted from Mikel Arteta’s matchday squad against Manchester United.
• With the window closing soon, Arsenal face growing pressure to offload fringe players to fund summer signings and comply with UEFA financial fair play rules.