One of their top targets, £200,000-per-week Athletic Bilbao starlet Nico Williams, is also said to be high on their agenda. According to Watts, Arteta would personally "love" Arsenal to strike a deal for Williams, but the reporter admits it won't be easy.

And now reports in Spain claim that Arsenal have ‘closed a deal’ for Athletic Bilbao winger Williams and are ‘very close to completing’ as they have ‘decided to pay’ his €60m (£50m) release clause in his contract.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta would apparently love to sign Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, according to Charles Watts.Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column,

Charles Watts has claimed in his Daily Briefing column that ‘Arteta would love to sign’ Williams in the summer, and Arsenal fans will definitely be excited about the prospect of seeing him at the Emirates.