David Ornstein has played down reports linking Arsenal with Douglas Luiz of Aston Villa and Dominic Solanke of Bournemouth.

Writing in his Q&A for The Athletic this week, David Ornstein played down two recent reports on Arsenal’s transfer targets for the comings windows.

The Gunners have been linked with Aston Villa’s Douglas Luiz for a while, and one report suggested the club are also after Dominic Solanke of Bournemouth.

But Ornstein believes both claims are being overplayed.

On Luiz, Ornstein writes that he has no information that Arsenal are set to return for the midfielder this time around.

The journalist adds that not everyone at Arsenal is fully convinced the Aston Villa man is the right profile for them, and Villa themselves have no doubt he’s staying.

As for Solanke, Ornstein says that to his knowledge, Arsenal aren’t interested in the striker.

Fabrizio Romano had recently claimed that even though it’s not going to be an easy deal to do, Luiz remained at the top of the list for Arsenal technical director Edu Gaspar and manager Mikel Arteta in 2024.

But Ornstein is suggesting that’s not the case, and Unai Emery previously told the media Luiz is “happy with us” and “I want to keep him”.

The Solanke rumours came from Alex Wood of the Daily Star, who claimed Arteta has shortlisted Solanke as a back-up option for the January transfer window, should the club fail to sign Ivan Toney from Brentford.

Again, Ornstein has no information to back that claim up, and Bournemouth owner Bill Foley recently said the door is “bolted shut” on any potential winter exits.

The Gunners will be looking elsewhere in January, it seems.