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The Gunnars have agreed to a club-record deal with Everton for their star player, Alex Iwobi. It is believed that the fee Everton paid will be around £36m to £40m for the charismatic winger. Thewistle had previously reported that an opening bid of £30m was rejected by Arsenal yesterday. Today marks the day Arsenal broke their record for the most expensive sale. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain £40m transfer to Liverpool remains the Gunnars biggest deal ever. Alex Iwobi is now the seventh player to arrive Goodison Park in the close of the season. Everton was granted a two hours extension from 5 pm deadline to seal the transfer of Alex Iwobi. Marco Silva have this to say about Alex Iwobi: top-level experience –- 100 Premier League matches, more in Europe and many international games,”.

    The Championship side lost Kemar Roofe to Anderlecht and moved fast to replace him. Nketiah becomes the club’s sixth signing of the summer following the arrivals of Jack Clarke, Helder Costa, Jack Harrison and Illan Meslier and Ben White and will compete with Patrick Bamford for the main striker role. Nketiah travelled to Yorkshire on deadline day to wrap his move up. Bristol City were interested in him and had been front runners last month before Unai Emery believed the young striker would stay at the Emirates Stadium this term.   But the Gunners have now decided to let him leave, despite a series of impressive pre-season performances, ahead of Thursday’s transfer deadline. Leeds’ director of football Victor Orta has a good relationship with Emery and it is understood he made a personal pitch to Arsenal for Nketiah on Tuesday.   The England Under-21 international has made 19 appearances in all competitions for the Gunners and has scored three times since making his debut in the

Arsenal have for the better part of the whole summer have been trying to get their hands on Kieran Tierney from Celtic. After their initial bids were rejected, the club reportedly went back with a revised offer and that seems to have clinched the deal. It was earlier being reported that Arsenal were confident of signing Tierney before the deadline of the transfer window and it appears that they have finally got their man. This was confirmed by BBC journalist David Ornstein who said on Twitter: ‘Arsenal keen to sign Celtic left-back Kieran Tierney for years & finally have their man, subject to medical tomorrow (no formality given injuries but should be ok). Contact re-established this morning via Raul Sanllehi call to Peter Lawwell & deal swiftly concluded.’ He provided yet another update an hour back, claiming the defender will sign a 5-year contract with a transfer fee of £25m: This is great news for the club as they have gotten someone they have been after for a l

Arsenal have failed with an attempt for Barcelona defender Samuel Umtiti. Sport says Arsenal made a move for the France international after the decision was made to sell Laurent Koscielny to Bordeaux . Indeed, the Gunners made an offer of €58m for Umtiti this week. However, the defender informed Barca management he wasn't interested in the move, despite losing his first-choice status last season. Umtiti flew to the United States and Miami for Barca's promotional tour, two days before the closure of the English transfer window.

Everton are making moves in the transfer market. They have already spent £79m, with big names in Moise Kean and Andre Gomes among the summer arrivals. Former Ligue 1 winner Djibril Sidibé is also set to join the club on a season long loan from Monaco. But they aren't done yet. The Toffees want a winger and were targeting a move for Wilfried Zaha. According to multiple sources, including the Times, they even had a £70m bid rejected for him on Wednesday. Crystal Palace are believed to want £100m for their prized asset. It seems they have given up in their pursuit of Zaha and, according to multiple sources, including David Ornstein, Everton have now put in a £30m move for Arsenal's Alex Iwobi. Wow. Imagine going from Zaha to Iwobi. Unfortunately for Everton, Arsenal quickly rejected the offer. But they are expected to return with an improved bid as they attempt to land a new attacker before tomorrow’s 5pm deadline. If Everton do make an improved offer, it would be like Christmas

Arsenal have finally discarded of defender Carl Jenkinson, who has joined Nottingham Forest on a three-year deal. The right-back, 27, has agreed a three-year contract with the Reds to become their eighth close-season signing and is available for Saturday's Championship visit to Leeds United. Jenkinson, capped once at senior level by England, joined the Gunners from Charlton Athletic in 2011, but he made just 70 appearances for the club in that time. He has also had loan spells with West Ham and Birmingham City, however he remained with Unai Emery's side last season, playing eight times across all competitions.

The Gunners announced the departure of Koscielny on their official website yesterday. The 33-year old joined Arsenal from Lorient in 2010 and made 353 appearances for the club, scoring 27 goals and providing 5 assists. During his stay at the Emirates, Koscielny won 5 trophies that included 3 FA Cups and 2 Community Shields. Last season, the Frenchman led Arsenal to the Europa League final and was also in the Team of the Season. Following the end of the campaign, the 33-year old refused to travel with Arsenal for their pre-season tour. This was enough to suggest that he wanted to leave the club and now, the centre-back has joined Bordeaux. Koscielny took to social media to reveal the reason he wanted to join the Ligue 1 club, suggesting that he was keen to return to his homeland for the final stages of his career. The former France international wrote: “As you know i engaged with @girondins. After 9 years spent at Arsenal, I took the decision to leave. I have spent wonderful years with