Takehiro Tomiyasu could have played his final games for Arsenal, with the defender said to be open to leaving the club in the January transfer window.

When Arsenal signed David Raya on loan from Brentford last summer, eyebrows were raised. After all, Aaron Ramsdale had performed admirably under Mikel Arteta - barring the odd error. Very few felt the north London giants needed a new shot-stopper with the England international in their ranks.