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Three Brazilians got on the scoresheet in the form of Gabriel Jesus who tapped home on 30 minutes, before Douglas Luiz netted straight from a corner late in the ...

Copyright 2022 The Arsenal Football Club plc. However, Martinelli popped up three minutes later with a cool finish to claim a deserved win, and keep us top of the table after five games. Gabriel Martinelli proved to be the matchwinner as we beat Aston Villa 2-1 on Wednesday, and the best of the action is now available to watch.

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[Read the full story here.](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/arsenal-transfer-nicolas-pepe-chelsea-24906181) Arsenal have made an improved bid of £23m plus add-ons for Douglas Luiz & have already agreed personal terms with the player. [Read the full story here.](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/douglas-luiz-liverpool-arsenal-transfer-24909203) Instead, he was loaned out to Girona for two seasons before subsequently signing for Villa in 2019. [Read the full Arsenal transfer state of play from football.london's Gunners correspondent Kaya Kaynak here.](https://www.football.london/arsenal-fc/transfer-news/douglas-luiz-bellerin-arsenal-transfer-24909495) Luiz signed for City in 2017 but due to complications over a work permit, he never played for the Cityzens. The domino effect which is caused by late business will inevitably mean that many deals will come to fruition with very little time to spare in the window. Arsenal’s recent recruitment under Edu and Arteta’s guidance has been second to none so there’ll be few doubting their approach for Luiz. Aston Villa remain adamant Luiz is not for sale. Palmeiras talent Danilo has emerged as a potential signing in the last few hours, but a deal for the Brazilian could prove difficult. Mikel Arteta has made it clear to the Gunners hierarchy that he wants one or two more signings in before the transfer window slams shut tonight, whilst the likes of Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Hector Bellerin could still leave the club. It's the big one.

Arsenal want to bring in a new midfielder · Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny are out injured · Luiz is in the final year of his Aston Villa contract.

THE VERDICT: This would be a smart signing by Arsenal, if they can tempt Villa into doing business. There are more than two people who are in control of that and I am not one of them. AND WHAT'S MORE: Speaking about Luiz's future after Wednesday night's game, Villa boss Steven Gerrard said: "I’m not in control of that.

ARSENAL are expected to add their ranks on deadline day. · Arteta not getting carried away over Arsenal's early season form · Related articles · Youri Tielemans.

At such a young age, Danilo already has a wealth of experience under his belt having amassed 128 appearances and been called up to the Brazil squad for their international friendlies in June. Gakpo could well be the man to fill the vacancy in the Gunners' attack, but the north Londoners will need to act fast to capture the 21-year-old who struck 10 goals last term and already has four this time around. Should Arsenal see their efforts to capture the exhilarating prospect this summer, they will likely need to meet Shakhtar's steep demands, with Brentford understood to be interested and willing to break their transfer record in order to sign Ukraine's newest star. Having missed out on former Leeds winger Raphinha to Barcelona earlier in the window, Arsenal appear to have reassessed their targets in attack and turned their attention to Shakhtar Donetsk starlet Mykhaylo Mudryk. The Gunners reportedly remain in the market for a number of players as they seek to build upon their scintillating start to the season. The Belgian has entered the final year of his Leicester contract and has shown no indication that he would be willing to extend his King Power stay.

The Gunners made it five wins from five in the Premier League after goals from Gabriel Jesus and Gabriel Martinelli ensured they will remain top of the ...

Mikel Arteta was fuming at some of the decisions and it was not hard to see why. Tyrone Mings was fortunate not to give away a penalty when he grabbed Bukayo Saka in the first half and then Emiliano Martinez grabbed Gabriel Jesus round the neck after the interval and it was the Arsenal man who somehow got the talking to from the referee. The Arsenal winger was really lively, especially in the first half, and caused Villa problems every time he was on the ball.

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The Gunners are scouring the market for a central midfielder after losing Mohamed Elneny for several weeks to a hamstring injury, while Thomas Partey is also ...

Villa were adamant throughout negotiations that Luiz would not leave, despite the Brazil international having just one year remaining on his contract. [Palmeiras](/football/team/_/id/2029/palmeiras)' [Danilo](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/344844/Danilo), but the Brazilian club are reluctant to let him leave at this point in the season, prompting them to look at other targets. [Arsenal](/soccer/team?id=359)'s deadline day attempts to sign [Douglas Luiz](https://www.espn.com/soccer/player/_/id/320074/Douglas-Luiz) appear to be over after [Aston Villa](/soccer/team?id=362) rejected a third bid for the midfielder in the region of £25 million, sources have told ESPN.

ARSENAL have seen a first offer for Douglas Luiz turned down by Aston Villa, according to reports.

[Arsenal](/latest/arsenal-fc) have had a £20million bid for Douglas Luiz turned down by [Aston Villa](/latest/aston-villa-fc), according to reports. Brendan Rodgers does not want to lose another top player in this window. He is in the final year of his contract. [Transfer news LIVE: Chelsea £43m bid, Man Utd deal, Arsenal eye £20m ace](/sport/football/1663020/Transfer-news-LIVE-Chelsea-Man-Utd-Arsenal-deadline-day-Liverpool-Ronaldo-De-Jong) [Mikel Arteta](/latest/mikel-arteta) wants to sign a midfielder following injuries to Thomas Partey and Mohamed Elneny. Arsenal's interest in Luiz dates back to earlier this year.