Off the pitch, Mikel Arteta's side have added five new additions to the squad roster with all of Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Matt Turner and young prospect Marquinhos joining to add much needed depth that was missing last season.
With the September 1 deadline moving a little closer, Arteta still expects a few more additions to be finalised before the transfer window slams shut. He said after the Sevilla win: "We’re still hoping to do something else if the market allows us to do that. You've seen some movement in the other direction in the last few days so we want to get the perfect balance and the plan we wanted right at the beginning. Whether we can accomplish that or not is another story, but I’m happy with where we are now."On top of all the transfer news, there is the All or Nothing documentary which is coming out on Thursday, so we will have all the build-up to the release on Amazon right here. Keep tuned for all the latest updates on football.london throughout the day.
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Emile Smith Rowe has claimed that Gabriel Jesus has surprised him since joining Arsenal.
Speaking to Five, Smith Rowe said: “The players that have come back [from last season], I already know how good they are so it’s not a surprise to see how good they are and how well they are doing.
"But from the new players, I think Gabriel Jesus. I didn’t actually realise how sharp he was.
“Obviously playing against him it’s different, you see him watching Man City before. But when you actually see him in training.
"I’ve been telling my friends, they’re always asking, and I’m like ‘he’s ridiculous’. Everyone in the team is really excited for the new season and the fans should be as well I think.”
Gabriel Agbonlahor has claimed that Gabriel Jesus could be Arsenal's next Thierry Henry.
“I don’t really count pre-season because everyone is at different stages of fitness, the players you play against might not be as fit as you,” Agbonlahor told Football Insider.
“But what you can tell from pre-season is that he is going to fit into the Arsenal way. He’s going to get so many chances, chances that [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang, [Alexandre] Lacezette, [Eddie] Nketiah and [Folarin] Balogun were all missing, he will put away.
“He will get at least 15 Premier League goals, guaranteed. That’s huge and what Arsenal have been missing. Over the years they’ve had Ian Wright, Thierry Henry, now this is the next one for Arsenal. I’m sure he’ll be on penalties, he’ll be on everything, he’ll be the talisman.”
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