Arsenal beat Newcastle 3-2 in Singapore on Sunday as Mikel Arteta’s kept their winning run going in preseason.

One summer signing in the Arsenal XI - Martin Zubimendi - with another two on the bench - Kepa and Christian Norgaard.

Sources suggest the Magpies would demand a fee of at least £150 million – more than double their original outlay – if they are to sanction the sale.

Arsenal’s manager finally gets the prolific striker in his project. Talk of Dušan Vlahović, Benjamin Šeško, Ollie Watkins, Marcus Rashford and so many others from previous windows are things of the past. The Gunners have bided their time, one way or the other, to land the Swede as the leading option up top.