Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says Kai Havertz has undergone a "transformation in his body" while being injured and claimed he "destroyed all the metrics we had in the gym for the last 10 years."

This upward trajectory appeared to be reaching the crescendo of Sané signing a new contract. An offer from Bayern Munich is said to be on the table, Sky Germany report, but the German international is yet to put pen to paper, which has given hope to Arsenal and other unnamed English clubs.

Mikel Arteta is willing to break Arsenal's transfer budget in a bid to land a star striker to spearhead their Premier League title challenge next season.After failing to lure England striker Ollie Watkins from Aston Villa during the January transfer window,