Houssem Aouar

Arsenal landed Thomas Partey from Atletico Madrid on deadline day, but let’s look at why Houssem Aouar ended up as the one that got away.

Houssem Aouar has reportedly told Lyon he’s staying which works out well for them as they’d already said he wasn’t leaving anyway.

The Arsenal deal for Houssem Aouar is effectively off, after reports that he told Lyon he’d stay and the club ended negotiations on Saturday.

Sky Sports report that Arsenal want to bring Chelsea’s Jorginho to the club before the transfer window closes on Monday night.

Houssem Aouar will stay in Lyon and Romain Molina believes Aouar’s brother played a role in messing up the possibility of a move this summer.

Arsenal are still in talks for Lyon midfielder Houssem Aouar, but with no agreement and less optimism around the deal right now.

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas is putting the pressure on Arsenal to close a deal for Houssem Aouar by setting a deadline for the transfer.

Lyon are in agreement with AC Milan over the signing of Lucas Paqueta this week, increasing the likelihood of Houssem Aouar to Arsenal.

Arsenal have backup options for Thomas Partey and Houssem Aouar if they can’t land one or both of them, according to a report.

Houssem Aouar looks more likely to join than Thomas Partey right now, with Lyon needing to sell and the player keen, according to David Ornstein.

Arsenal are ready to place a second bid for Houssem Aouar of €50m including add-ons, after Lyon knocked their first offer back.

Any Arsenal pursuit of Thomas Partey is likely to depend on the structure of a potential deal for Houssem Aouar, according to a report.

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas says Arsenal are still too far from meeting their valuation for Houssem Aouar, after the Gunners’ first formal bid this week.

Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas specifically brought up Arsenal when answering a question about whether Houssem Aouar could stay.

Houssem Aouar sees Arsenal as a good option this summer and would like a Premier League move, as the Gunners contact his representatives.

Arsenal and Edu are reportedly locked in talks with Lyon trying to sign Houssem Aouar for Mikel Arteta.

There are still no concrete bids from Arsenal for Houssem Aouar, with suggestions the club are playing the waiting game to bring down the price.

Arsenal are preparing a bid for Houssem Aouar once they sell Lucas Torreira, with the midfielder remaining their ‘top target’ this window.

Arsenal will make an initial bid of more than €40m to sign Houssem Aouar soon, with Mikel Arteta making the midfielder his priority signing.

Houssem Aouar isn’t on his way to Juventus, according to David Ornstein, boosting Arsenal’s chances of a move for the midfielder.