Arsenal are hopeful of securing two new defensive signings on the final day of the summer transfer window.
After a prolonged chase which has stretched throughout the summer, Goal can confirm the Gunners are close to securing long-term target Kieran Tierney in a £25 million ($30.4m) deal from Celtic while a shock move for David Luiz is looking increasingly possible.
The Chelsea centre-back skipped training with the first-team at the Blues’ Cobham training ground on Wednesday and wants to move across the capital to the Emirates Stadium,
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David Luiz is represented by Kia Joorabchian, who has a close working relationship with Arsenal technical director Edu, and the 32-year-old centre-back also spent a brief period working under Unai Emery while the pair were together at Paris Saint-Germain.