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So the deadline day has finally come, but for Arsenal fans it feels like a wet squid after the news that Aouar’s long-awaited arrival is definitely not going to happen. We were still holding on to a shred of hope that the rumors were just a smokescreen, but now the Lyon midfielder himself made it quite clear that he is staying in France.
Aouar played and scored for Lyon in a draw with Marseille yesterday, and the Express quoted him as saying after the match: “I felt I can still contribute something to this team.”
“I wanted to continue the adventure with the club that raised me.
“We must lift our heads because we have to do better.”
Lucas Torreira’s loan agreement to Atlético de Madrid has now been completed and, according to Standard, the chances of Thomas Partey coming from the other side remain a real possibility. Mikel Arteta didn’t seem so downcast after Arsenal’s win over Sheffield United and gave us hope that we might still see some action before tonight’s deadline.
The boss revealed on Arsenal.com: “I’m sure we know exactly what we want to do, that we are all doing everything we can to finalize the deals we want, whether it’s sending people on loan or bringing in someone.
“We have a complete connection and cohesion between myself, Edu, the board and the property. Let’s see what happens in the next 36 hours. “
And when asked if we would have a player, he said: “I don’t know. What I can guarantee is that we are doing our best to make that happen, we are going to achieve it or not, I don’t know.
“I cannot speak of the players we want but we recognize certain positions in which we think we are short. First in numbers and then adding different qualities to complement each other and that is what we are trying to do.
So, Gooners. Don’t give up on Edu and Arteta for now, we still have 14 hours left at the window….
