Eberechi Eze has admitted he was prepared to move to Tottenham Hotspur this summer, but only up until Arsenal came in for him.Photo by George Wood/Getty ImagesOne of the major transfer sagas of the

Arsenal spent big in the summer to try to improve their attack, but it might be their defence that could end up winning them a first Premier League title in 22 years.

Arsenal have reached an agreement with Max Dowman to sign scholarship terms, with a professional contract expected to follow when he turns 17. Dowman has emerged as one of the game’s top prospects and made his Premier League debut against Leeds United in August, aged only 15 years and 235 days.

Arteta was undertaking his coaching badges during the 2015-16 season, his final season as a player at Arsenal, before joining City where he met Nicolas Jover, who would later become set-piece coach at Brentford before joining Arsenal in 2021, less than two years after Arteta became manager.

Arsenal had to be patient but eventually the Gunners thrashed Atletico Madrid with four goals in 13 minutes and a 4-0 victory in the UEFA Champions League on Tuesday.

The positive news keeps coming for high-flying Arsenal after they secured a deal to keep youngster Max Dowman at the Emirates. The Gunners are sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League and are joint top of the Champions League table after demolishing Atletico Madrid 4-0 earlier this week.

Arsenal centre back Gabriel Magalhaes is a doubt to face Crystal Palace but Mikel Arteta has quality options to step in. The Gunners brought in eight players in the summer with the idea of increasing quality in the squad so that if a key player was injured, the player who stepped in would not lead to a substantial drop in level.

The playmaker returns to his former school to talk to pupils about chess and Sunday's game against Crystal Palace

A London derby between two teams in the top-four fight involves Arsenal, to no surprise, but how about Crystal Palace being the opposition?

Arsenal’s summer signing Eberechi Eze has revealed that he was “willing” to join Tottenham Hotspur only to be swayed by a late bid from the Gunners.