Inside Arsenal's unexpectedly bullish Deadline Day: Sando Tonali, Leon Goretzka and agent talks

Matt Verri Tue, 3 February 2026 at 12:11 pm UTC·4 min read Coming out of Mikel Arteta's press conference on Deadline Day, you could have been forgiven for thinking Arsenal had a transfer trick up their sleeves. The expectation in the days leading up to the end of the January window was that the Gunners would not be pushing to do any business.Advertisement Advertisement Advertisement Arsenal's work had been done in the summer and, even with Ethan Nwaneri joining Marseille on loan, it was felt that the squad was in good shape. That calculation was questioned when news broke on Sunday night that Mikel Merino required surgery on a foot injury. The Spaniard is in a race just to return before the...