ARSENAL have returned to individual training as the Premier League waits to hear Boris Johnson's announcement tonight before announcing a potential return.
But the future of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang is still uncertain with the Gabon star having previously told his grandad he will play for Real Madrid.
Follow all the very latest updates from North London below...
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Man Utd have been handed a transfer boost as Paul Merson reckons Jack Grealish, also linked with Chelsea and Arsenal, will “100 per cent” quit Aston Villa if they are relegated this season.
Merson told Sky Sports: “I would say 100 per cent. If Villa go down then I think they will get rid of Jack and he will be sold,
“He's a Villa man through and through, he loves Aston Villa, but he will have to move on, there is no doubt about that if he wants to better himself.
“It's horrible saying that, better yourself, because it's a great club, but he will have to play in the Premier League.
“In this day and age, you play in the Premier League if you want to play for England. It's very rare that you're not playing in the Premier League or a top European league and you're playing for England. For me, he would have to be sold.”
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Real Madrid want a transfer for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang sorted by June 15 or will look elsewhere for a new striker, according to reports.
The Arsenal captain, 30, is out of contract next year and is not expected to sign a new deal at the Emirates.
It means the Gunners need to make a decision on his future in the comings months – either sell him this summer or let him leave for free in 2021.
A £30million offer is expected to be enough to convince the North London club to let Auba go.
They are determined to avoid losing valuable assets for nothing as they did when Aaron Ramsey joined Juventus last summer when his contract expired.
And so, according to the Mirror, Real Madrid are hoping to land the Gabon international when the transfer market reopens.
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Arsenal left their soul in Highbury when they quit the stadium in 2006, claims Arsene Wenger.
He told beIN Sports: “You are always in a position when you are a football club to move forward or stay in the past.
“To compete with other clubs, we had to build a new stadium. The rules had changed.
“We wanted to create the same as Highbury but we left our soul at Highbury.
“We could never recreate exactly. We didn't find exactly the same atmosphere.”
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With Arsenal having reportedly been offered Mauro Icardi in return for skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in a shock swap deal with Inter Milan, SunSport examine how the two strikers compare.
Who do you think would do a better job under Mikel Arteta next season?
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Kieran Tierney has hailed Mikel Arteta's “amazing” understanding of the game.
He told Sky Sports: “I've seen all his video meetings, I've been in the meetings together as a team, before the games, after the games and just his analysis is amazing.
“In Dubai for the winter break I was doing some one-on-one work with him and that's when I realised this is brilliant, I'm learning a lot in a rehab session.
“He knows what's going to happen in a game and how it's going to happen and what you should do, where you're going to get pressed from and where your options should be.
“You should know where the left-mid is going to be and the centre-mid so you can just play in sync, everybody is using one brain and I think that's perfect.
“Hopefully when I'm back fit I can get the chance to play and just build up fitness and confidence again.”
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Football League clubs face decimation unless they get a financial lifeline from top-flight outfits within the next seven weeks, according to an anxious Championship club exec.
The insider told SunSport: “Unless there is a redistribution of wealth from the top of the game, many clubs won’t be able to survive for much longer.
“The Championship teams need help from the Premier League. If we don’t get it soon a lot of clubs will be staring into the abyss of administration.
“We have no money coming in from gate receipts, sponsorship or merchandising and we’re being told we’ll be playing behind closed doors for the rest of the year…
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Arsenal legend Cesc Fabregas who now plays for AS Monaco reckons the Ligue 1 season was axed “too soon” amid the coronavirus crisis.
And seventh-placed Lyon – who were pushing for a spot in Europe – have threatened legal action after the 2019-20 campaign was scrapped.
He told beIN SPORTS: “It was a big decision that was made and I can understand why they took it
“But maybe it was taken a little too soon, considering a lot of the big league are still all trying to resume.
“Although I completely understand the meaning behind it and it's better to be safe in all accounts, because the most important is the families and the health security of everyone and support this 100 per cent.
“But maybe we could've considered individual training, where you have basically no risk. You're not touching anyone, you're not close to anyone.
“See if everyone was getting closer to football behind played all over the world.
“Obviously, it's very difficult and I understand someone needs to make decisions. We just have to do what they're telling us.
“Difficult moment in our professional lives and personal lives, but we just have to hold on and everything will be fine in the future for sure.”
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Arsene Wenger has admitted that he still worries about Arsenal – and hopes Mikel Arteta can rediscover the club’s culture.
He told talkSPORT: “I worry about the club still a lot and I watch all of the games.
“I believe there is a culture in the way to play football at Arsenal that I want to be respected, and I hope Mikel can get that back.
“I’m very proud and happy to contribute a little bit to improve things.
“My heart is still with the club. I think a lot of that period. Twenty-two years at one club is unusual. I’m proud.
“At the end of the day when you look back, you don’t think about what you won or lost so much but I’m proud for having the attitude just to serve the club while I was there.
“I have more satisfaction looking back too at the Emirates that we built all that without a penny from anybody.
“And today the club can take off more and be more successful.”
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