ARSENAL left-back Kieran Tierney is reportedly weighing up his future at the club, with Newcastle said to be interested.
Tierney, who hasn't been in the Gunners starting XI all season, would cost around £30million.
Arsenal are shaping up their transfer strategy for the summer, with names like Marcus Thuram and Youri Tielemans in the frame.
Arteta's side are at the top of the tree in the Premier League so far this season.
And they are preparing for Saturday's game against Leicester City, with no mid-week Europa League fixtures on the schedule till the next round of games.
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Elneny signs new Arsenal deal
Arsenal midfielder Mohamed Elneny has signed a new contract with the Prem leaders until 2024.
The Egypt star said: "I'm so happy – I love this club and our supporters so much and I’ll give everything to help us be the best we can be, every day I’m here.
"It makes me so proud to have represented this amazing club since 2016.
"The spirit and togetherness we have in our squad right now is so positive and I'm so happy I have extended my contract."
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Tierney considering Arsenal future
Kieran Tierney is considering his future at Arsenal after becoming increasingly frustrated by his lack of action, writes Mark Irwin.
And ambitious Newcastle are ready to throw the Scotland full-back a £30million lifeline in the summer.
Tierney, 25, has managed just four Prem starts all season following the signing of Oleksandr Zinchenko last summer.
He is cutting an increasingly isolated figure in the dressing room and does not want to spend the next years of his career sitting on the subs’ bench.
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Has Jesus got engaged?
Arsenal star Gabriel Jesus sparked rumours of an engagement after his girlfriend was pictured wearing a big ring.
The injured Brazil forward posted an Instagram story which shows him and Raiane Lima wearing a large diamond on her ring finger.
The pair have a daughter named Helena.
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Henry would cost £400m now
Former Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong believes Gunners and France striking legend Thierry Henry would be valued at about £400million in today's transfer market.
The Ghanaian, 31, who won the FA Youth Cup with Arsenal, told Midnite: "Thierry would be worth four times what Chelsea paid for Enzo Fernandez.
"The amount of money around at the moment is crazy but you can't blame Enzo or Benfica if people are willing to pay that much money.
"I can't see Arsenal buying players for £100 million – even if we did have that money.
"A fit and injury-free Jack Wilshere is better than Enzo Fernandez, he would be worth close to double the price of Enzo.
"Wilshere was a great footballer, a very good guy, very funny and a great professional. It's a shame his injuries meant he could not fulfil his potential."
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Saka or Rashford?
Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn says he would start Bakayo Saka in front of Marcus Rashford in any team he was in charge of – but it is a close call.
Both England forwards have been in scintillating form since the World Cup, Saka for the Gunners and Rashford for Manchester United.
When asked which one he would go for, Winterburn told OLBG: "I think it's a bit disrespectful to say which one you would rather pick.
"But I'm an Arsenal man, so I'm going to take Saka because I've seen his development and what he can do.
"There were questions over Rashford at the start of the season whether he could be the main man for Manchester United.
"But since the World Cup we are seeing a player who is on a hot streak.
"He's up there with the in-form players – if not the most in-form player in the world right now."
- James Colasanti
Jesus to return next month?
Arsenal have coped admirably without him – but their talisman striker Gabriel Jesus could return to action next month.
The Brazil striker has been sidelined with a knee injury picked up at the winter's World Cup.
But last month he indicated he was hoping to return in four or five weeks.
That suggests he should be back in early March when the Prem-leading Gunners face Everton, Bournemouth and then Fulham.
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Reid will learn from Vieira
Dylan Reid is looking forward to honing his midfield prowess under Arsenal's legendary midfielder and now Crystal Palace boss Patrick Vieira.
The hotly-tipped 17-year-old, who has just joined the Eagles from St Mirren, said: "I haven’t met him yet or even spoken to him.
"Hopefully I get that opportunity because that would be amazing to work with someone like that.
"I've heard all about how good he was as a player."
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Ten Hag's Tielemans tap
Arsenal might face some stiff competition from Manchester United in the race to sign summer free agent Youri Tielemans it seems.
Eagle-eyed views spotted Red Devils boss Erik ten Hag giving him a cheeky tap on the back after he came off the bench to enter the fray in their weekend clash with the Foxes.
The Gunners are also long-term admirers of the Belgium midfielder and he could be at the centre of a tug-of–war at the end of the season.
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Boost on Thuram availability
Arsenal fans are waking up to some encouraging news on transfer target Marcus Thuram this morning.
The France forward has rejected a new deal offer from Borussia Monchengladbach and will leave for this summer.
Gladbach’s sporting director Roland Virkus told Sport1: "We have to accept that it’s the even bigger clubs where Marcus might go."
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