Mikel Arteta has already shown Edu why Arsenal's £15.5m deadline day transfer chance is a risk

 Despite Arsenal's need for a winger before the end of deadline day Noa Lang would not be the correct answer

Arsenal have previously been linked with a move for Noa Lang.

The end of the transfer window is fast approaching, and teams are frantically trying to strengthen their squad before deadline day comes to an end at 11pm. While Arsenal do not need to panic in the final hours as their business started off very well, there is still work that can be done to improve the squad.

Arsenal have been on the hunt for a winger throughout the summer transfer window. Mikel Arteta needs to find a player who can provide stern competition for Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli.

One player who specialises in the wide area, and who the club have previously been linked with is Noa Lang. Reports from Italy have claimed that the Dutchman received a Premier League proposal on deadline day. However, Lang has already shown why Arsenal should not be pursuing a deal, as it would certainly be considered a panic buy.

Arteta is thought to be on the lookout for a new winger before the window slams shut, and the unsuccessful pursuit of Raphinha has been the strongest hint yet that the club is serious about recruiting one. Considering there hasn't been any movement since suggests that the chance to secure the Brazilian's services was too good to ignore.

Despite that possible explanation, transfer expert Fabrizio Romano has claimed that Edu already has his sights set on another winger, but Arsenal's silent approach is making it difficult to get clarity over who it could be. Arsenal have been linked with a 'mystery winger', which according tos Romano, remains a position Edu and Arteta want to address.

Speaking about a possible move to Arsenal in the January transfer window, Lang told Het Laatste Nieuws : "Because one of them only really left at the last minute [Aubameyang], they wanted to hire someone quickly. But that was no longer possible."

There could be a different outcome this time, however. Italian journalist Marco Guidi has reported that Clubb Brugge rejected an €18million (£15.5million) offer from Ligue 1 side Lille, but there is another proposal from a Premier League side.

However, Lang has consistently been criticised for problems concerning his attitude throughout his career. Arteta has talked about the importance of creating a competitive dressing room without negative energy, which Lang could have proved to threaten due to claims about him in the past.