Arsenal are reportedly close to completing their first three signings of the summer transfer window in moves for Sokratis Papastathopoulos, Bernd Leno and Caglar Soyuncu. That's according to the Sun, who also state this trio of deals suggests it is Mikel Arteta who will get the nod as Arsene Wenger's replacement over Luis Enrique or Massimiliano Allegri. MORE: Arsenal set to launch £35m bid for Bundesliga star to solve defensive crisis This may be due to the fact that the Gunners would afford less control to a coach like Arteta, who would be entering his first management position if he were to take over at the Emirates Stadium. That could mean less overall control on things like...
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