Arsenal hunt Chelsea’s Jorginho as Deadline Day knocks

Arsenal remain interested in signing Chelsea midfielder Jorginho, Skysports reports.

The midfielder has made three appearances in the Premier League so far this term, scoring three times, he netted two penalties in Chelsea’s 4-0 win over Crystal Palace on Saturday.

Gunners boss Mikel Arteta was assistant to Pep Guardiola when Manchester City came close to signing Jorginho from Napoli in 2018.

However, the Italy international appears to be part of Frank Lampard’s plans at Chelsea, and has captained the side in both of their Premier League games at the start of the season.

Arsenal’s chances of the Gunners signing Lyon’s Houssem Aouar are receding after he was named in their squad for Sunday’s match against Marseille, with multiple reports in France claiming the Ligue 1 club will not be selling Aouar in this transfer window.

They have had a bid rejected in this window with Lyon president Jean-Michel Aulas describing the offer as “timid”.

Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey is another player Arsenal are interested in, but the Spanish club are not willing to negotiate on his £45m release clause.

Partey started Atletico’s 0-0 draw against Villarreal on Saturday afternoon.

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