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Lee Wilmot

The players linked with an Arsenal transfer today including a 'done deal' and a £15m midfielder

Arsenal are still yet to decide what to do with their £45million transfer budget this summer.

£5.3million of that was spent on teenage winger Gabriel Martinelli, but that is only the start. Or that's what the Arsenal fans will be hoping.

Head coach Unai Emery needs to strengthen his squad for the 2019/20 campaign, having finished outside the Champions League places last season.

And a number of players have been linked.

Here are the ones that have been reported today.

Mario Lemina

Who? Southampton midfielder who has been linked with the Gunners before.

Where? Numerous reports suggest that both Arsenal and Manchester United are eyeing up a move for the Gabon international.

(Photo by Chris Brunskill/Fantasista/Getty Images)

And football.london understands that there is interest from Arsenal is securing a £15million move for him this summer.

What? Saints boss Ralph Hasenhuttl omitted the 25-year-old from the party that travelled onmtheir pre-season tour to Austria on Monday - prompting a race for the star, with several Premier League clubs interested.

William Saliba

Who? Saint Etienne defender who has seemingly been linked with Arsenal for the entire summer transfer window.

Where? Could there finally be light at the end of the tunnel with this one?

Reports suggested that the French team were willing to agree to a transfer, but on the condition that the teenager remained with them on loan for a season.

And Goal.com report that a deal has now been done to sign Saliba and for him to go back to St Etienne.

What? This one has been on the cards for some time and it is likely to get done in one way or another in the coming days.

Krystian Bielik

Who? Arsenal defender who has spent the majority of his Gunners career on loan with other clubs.

Where? Polish publication Przeglad Sportowy say that contact between Milan and Bielik’s agent, Cezary Kucharski, has been ongoing for some time but was put on hold due to changes at the club in terms of executives and the head coach.

Krystian Bielik celebrates and lifts the trophy after the Sky Bet League One Play-off Final match between Charlton Athletic and Sunderland (Sebastian Frej/MB Media/Getty Images)

Bielik also has offers from clubs in the Championship, Holland and elsewhere in Italy.

What? Has already admitted that he will not return to Arsenal to play U23 football, he wants first team action, so he will be on the lookout for another club.

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