Here is the Arsenal morning digest on Friday, July3.
Partey passes Arsenal transfer audition
Thomas Partey is a player Arsenal have long admired and the player is keen on a move to the Emirates Stadium if a deal can be agreed between the Gunners and Atletico Madrid.
And the 27-year-old produced the perfect audition for Arsenal earlier this week by impressing as Atleti claimed a 2-2 draw with Spanish champions Barcelona at the Camp Nou.
Partey has thrived this season in a central midfield two - often alongside one of Saul Niguez or Koke. He is usually the deepest lying of Atleti’s quartet of midfielders and the same was true on Tuesday as he protected the back four and stifled Barcelona’s attacking threat.
Bellerin pinpoints what has kept Arteta's Champions League dream alive
After seeing off Norwich City 4-0, Arsenal now sit seventh in the Premier League, six points behind Manchester United and Wolves in fifth and sixth respectively.
Three successive wins has brought confidence back with the Gunners squad as Mikel Arteta's plans seem to be clicking again after he enforced a three-month break. Those wins have coincided with a switch to a back three which has been very effective.
And Hector Bellerin has shed some light on how the club are viewing the race for Champions League football and the role Arsenal's improved defensive record plays in that.
Boly discuss Arsenal links
Willy Boly has broken his silence on transfer rumours linking him with a move to Arsenal this summer.
A report had recently claimed that Arsenal have identified the Wolverhampton Wanderers defender as a potential transfer target in the upcoming window.
Since the Frenchman's return from a fractured fibula, Wolves have kept seven Premier League clean sheets in eight games, conceding just twice in the process.
And in a rare interview with beIN SPORT, an Arsenal fan pleaded with him to move to the Emirates Stadium this summer.
