Match preview

The Gunners are set to face Liverpool in another huge pre-season friendly this week.

Gunners to go for Merino

Arsenal will advance talks in their attempts to sign Mikel Merino this week, according to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano.

The club have already held “initial positive talks” for the Spaniard.

Arsenal monitor Gyokeres

Arsenal reportedly had scouts in attendance to watch Viktor Gyokeres as Sporting played Athletic Bilbao on Saturday.

Gyokeres has an £84million release clause.

But sources close to Sporting believe they could take £60m for the forward.

Calafiori on Arsenal move

Arsenal new boy Riccardo Calafiori has revealed he dreamt about joining the Gunners for a decade before completing his £42million transfer from Bologna.

He said: “It feels amazing. It was tough until now but finally we’re here and I cannot wait to train with the team and play for the fans.

“It’s actually been my dream since I was 12 or 13, because I can see the level of the league here and the best players in the world, for me, play here.

“It’s a dream. I spoke a lot with the coach and with Edu, and they convinced me — but I was already convinced by myself.”

Gunner show them

The career of Riccardo Calafiori has often flirted with disaster and disappointment.

At the age of 16, it was believed the Roma academy kid would never play – or even walk – again after a horror tackle during a Youth League match against Viktoria Plzen in October 2018.

Smith Rowe medical booked

Emile Smith Rowe is set to have his Fulham medical within the next 24 hours, according to the Evening Standard.

The 24-year-old left Arsenal’s pre-season tour of the USA and is already back in London.

He is on the verge of completing a £34m transfer to Craven Cottage.