After the session, the report claims that Arteta had a very ‘animated’ conversation with Zubimendi, ‘with the Arsenal boss pointing and moving around in an attempt to seemingly show him where to be’. The Spaniard is an incredible player, and he has already shown flashes of his brilliance in the famous red and white over the summer.

Daniel Farke has joked he would need two decades as Leeds United manager to spend the staggering £1billion that Mikel Arteta has splurged at Arsenal.

Arsenal pounced to beat north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to a deal on Wednesday, matching the Spurs offer and persuading Eze to join them instead. Spurs hadn’t finalised their agreement due to Palace wanting Eze to play the first leg of a Conference League play-off, which he subsequently didn’t feature in anyway.

Mikel Arteta talks to Gary Cotterill about digging for gold, managing a big squad and whether Arsenal are ready to go the next level; watch Arsenal vs Leeds, live on Sky Sports on Saturday, kick-off 5.

Arsenal's Mikel Arteta playfully dubbed a Nigerian ex-teammate the worst-dressed from their Barcelona B days while fielding questions on personalities.

Arsenal signed Madueke as they believe he can provide competition on both flanks, but the 23-year-old has played on the left so far. It has given Arsenal the new weapon of a natural left-footer playing on the flank, which helps stretch the opposing defence.

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says he is confident that his squad is well suited to avoid a similar situation to last season, where he was left short in key positions at crucial times of the campaign.The