Arteta “personally called” world class star who did not exactly say no to Arsenal transfer, says Romano

Fabrizio Romano on Mikel Arteta’s talks with Julian Alvarez

There’s still the possibility of Arsenal getting some business done in January, but that’s still a long way away and until then Arteta will really need to see more from the likes of Kai Havertz and Viktor Gyokeres, or else Alvarez’s decision not to join is really going to sting.