He suffered a serious knee injury in April 2021 which kept him out until February this year. That has restricted his opportunities for Portugal, where he has scored one goal in three caps.
Arsenal have won their first three matches of the season. But after the win over Bournemouth, manager Arteta admitted he wants to add more firepower and the successful start does not change his plans in the market.
He said: “We don’t like reacting obviously, we want to get the players that we believe will make a big impact in the team. If we can do that, we will try to do that. If we cannot, we will stay with the players we have.
“No it doesn’t change, but we know as well where we are short, where we have to add more firepower. And if we can do it, we will do it.”
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