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The Gunners are ready to push for a Premier League title once again, and they have one of the most talented squads in Europe at the moment.

However, when you have a squad this talented, it’s never long before the vultures start circling.

Antonio Rudiger recently stated that he’d love to see William Saliba sign for Real Madrid, and Los Blancos have been credited with an interest in the Frenchman.

When Real Madrid come calling, it’s difficult to say no, but according to Steve Kay, speaking on KS1TV, Saliba is very happy at Arsenal.

According to Kay, Saliba is very happy at Arsenal.

The Frenchman apparently only has plans for a future at the Emirates and he’s said to be keen to win the biggest trophies with the north London club.

Indeed, Saliba is apparently keen to win both the Premier League and the Champions League with Arsenal.

Arsenal defender Gabriel Magalhaes started at the back for Brazil as they secured a thumping 4-0 win against Peru in a 2026 FIFA World Cup qualifier.

Raphinha’s brace either side of halftime gave them a commanding lead, but Andreas Pereira and Luiz Henrique added late goals to add gloss to the scoreline as Dorival Jr’s side showed their class at home.

Gabriel has been one of the best defenders in world football this season and played an important role at the back in their 2-1 win against Chile.

Brazil were so untroubled at the back that Gabriel, along with his centre-back partner Marquinhos, didn’t have anything to do, while Ederson was a mere spectator between the sticks.

Peru were so toothless in attack and had just one shot on target as they failed to build on their 1-0 win against Uruguay in their previous encounter.

Globo rated the Arsenal defender six out of ten, saying: “Safety in the few aerial attempts by the Peruvians and simplicity in getting the ball out.”

Gabriel was also rated 6/10 by the national media for his performance against Chile as he capped off the international break by playing 180 minutes and spearheading his side to six points out of six.

Gabriel had 81 touches of the ball and boasted a pass percentage of 95% (69/73) as he finished the game with a Sofascore rating of 7.2.

Arsenal will look to continue their strong start to the Premier League season when they visit Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon.

The Gunners are currently third in the Premier League – behind Manchester City and Liverpool – and travel to the Vitality Stadium this weekend looking to maintain their unbeaten start to the new campaign.

Kieran Tierney could make an emotional return to Celtic after reportedly being told he can leave Arsenal in the January transfer window.

The 27-year-old Scotland international made the move to North London from the Scottish Premiership giants in 2019 for a fee of £25m but has seen his Gunners career hampered by injuries.

For the second time in a row, Arsenal have come out of the break with more worries than they entered with, and that is saying something. Already dealing without Martin Odegaard due to a damaging ankle injury picked up in the last set of international fixtures, Arteta’s headache has only gotten worse.

Kai Havertz was pulled from Germany duty shortly after beating Southampton whilst Ben White and Jurrien Timber continue to be doubts. Oleksandr Zinchenko has been out for a while now, with backup goalkeeper Neto unavailable to fill the bench at Bournemouth on Saturday due to loan restrictions.

Brazil confirmed that the Arsenal attacker had picked up an injury whilst away. “Player Gabriel Martinelli complained of pain in his right calf and underwent an MRI on Sunday night, which showed a small area of muscle edema in that area,” a statement read.

Arsenal return to Premier League action this weekend at Bournemouth as the international break comes to a merciful conclusion and Mikel Arteta can again refocus his players on their ambitions. A great start has seen his side go unbeaten despite a challenging run of fixtures.

Yet, having come through such difficult clashes already, the next stint of seven games before the November break sees the trickiness of the games not ease in the slightest. Only two home games will be played with five taking place away from the Emirates Stadium.

Three competitions await, and as the season goes on, the closer to the January transfer window it gets, the knowledge of any potential business becomes clearer, if at all.

Win against Bournemouth on Saturday afternoon and Arsenal will go to the top of the league for the first time this season. With both Manchester City and Liverpool playing Sunday, it is a chance to go top but this is of course just one weekend.

The player in question is Nathan Butler-Oyedeji and, according to Schneider, Borussia Monchengladbach are in talks with the 21-year-old.

Schneider says talks between Butler-Oyedeji and Gladbach have been taking place since last week, and they’ve offered him first-team football from the off.

Butler-Oyedeji has has a superb start to the season, with five goals and two assists from just five Premier League 2 outings.

However, with his contract reportedly expiring in February, he’s only got a few months to secure his future, whether it be with Arsenal or with another club.

Butler-Oyedeji turns 22 in January and he’s yet to make his competitive Gunners debut. With that in mind, it suggests his future lies elsewhere.

The 21-year old joined the Gunners in July 2021 as a teenager and immediately made an impact, scoring a hattrick against Chelsea U23s just over a month into his Arsenal career.

Biereth scored 21 goals for Fulham’s U18 side the season before he joined the Gunners. His reasoning for joining the North London club was because of their track record with developing talent:

Despite failing to make a senior first team appearance in his three years at the club, the striker had decent loan spells at Motherwell and Sturm Graz, who eventually signed him on a permanent deal.

Arsenal were interested in signing Athletic Club star Nico Williams over the summer but a move failed to materialise.

Gunners were interested in signing a versatile forward during the last window, with Williams one of several names spoken about internally by Mikel Arteta and Edu. The 22-year-old was hot property after shining for Spain at Euro 2024 and was also linked with Barcelona and Chelsea.

He ultimately stayed put at Athletic Club, however, and explained his reasoning after the window closed. “It’s good big teams have you on their agenda, but I’ve always been clear, I want to be here,” Williams said, as reported by Mundo Deportivo.

Arsenal legend Gilberto Silva believes that Gabriel Jesus can still out Kai Havertz from Mikel Arteta’s starting line-up, when he finally gets himself fully fit.

After a tough opening campaign with the Gunners after his big-money move from Chelsea, Havertz has emerged as one of the first names on Arteta’s team sheet playing as a central striker for the north London club.

Indeed, the Germany international scored in Arsenal’s Premier League win over Southampton before the international break to mark the seventh consecutive home game in which he has scored.

And if he manages to find the target again against next week’s Champions League clash visitors Shakhtar Donetsk, Havertz will tie Thierry Henry’s record of scoring in eight consecutive home outings.

Arsenal have been handed a huge Gabriel Martinelli injury boost just days after fears spread that he had suffered an injury while away with Brazil on international duty.

After coming on as a late substitute in Brazil’s 2-1 win over Chile in the CONMEBOL World Cup Qualifying group, news quickly spread that Martinelli had suffered a muscular issue and that he was unable to train with the national team, providing a real worry for Arsenal.

Arsenal fans were quick to panic following news of the injury sustained by Martinelli, especially after Martin Ødegaard suffered a serious injury during the September international break – which is expected to keep him sidelined for at least another month.