Raul Sanllehi provides update on Arsenal’s plans for new centre-half

Arsenal head of football Raul Sanllehi insists the club are working ‘every hour of every day’ to ensure further signings. Arsenal have completed three new transfers including Ituano player Gabriel Martinelli’s deal, Dani Ceballos season-long loan deal from Real Madrid as well as French defender William Saliba’s contract from Saint-Étienne. Raul Sanllehi has claimed that despite Arsenal fans’ worry they are working hard on new transfers: "I cannot say a name because I wouldn’t be doing my job,’ said Sanllehi, via Arseblog, addressing specific concerns over the state of Arsenal’s defence. If I say a name, I walk out the door tonight and he’s £10m more expensive. The transfer window is a moving target, I have been doing this for 16 years now and I know that some windows are harder than others. This is a particularly hard window. When I talk with other clubs, this is a common knowledge. There is a bit of stagnation in the market and you don’t see the number of signings you normally see just yet. "I don’t know exactly how things will turn out, but I can assure you we are working every hour of every day. I think it’s a bit like school, where you evaluate your grade at the end of the school year and not in the middle. What is most important is to talk with the coach, about how he is feeling about the team, what system he wants to play. He knows more than anyone, more than me, about what he wants. We’re going to do our best and we will keep working, but I will not mention any names."

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