Arsenal are stepping up their attempts to move players out before Monday’s transfer deadline, although sources at the club have dismissed reports linking Ainsley Maitland-Niles with Manchester United as ‘pure speculation’.
The Gunners are well aware of the need to get some players out in the coming days, with several members of the first-team squad currently in talks over a potential move away.
Sead Kolasinac, Lucas Torreira, Sokratis and Shkodran Mustafi are all free to leave before Monday’s 5pm deadline as Arsenal look to bring in some much-needed funds to help them in their pursuits of Houssem Aouar and Thomas Partey.