While on the continent, Gunners chiefs held talks with the representatives of Joan Garcia, the Espanyol goalkeeper who the club attempted to recruit back in the summer. During those conversations, according to The Athletic, Arsenal also raised the prospect of signing Morata who shares and agent with Garcia.

Arsenal failed to welcome any new signings during the January transfer window - it wasn't for a lack of trying though.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta would apparently love to sign Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams, according to Charles Watts. Speaking exclusively to CaughtOffside for his latest Daily Briefing column,

Manchester United attempted to sign former Premier League midfielder Douglas Luiz in the final hours of transfer deadline day, according to reports. Ruben Amorim was expected to bolster his squad at Old Trafford in January following a dismal start to his reign as manager.