Mikel Arteta has addressed reports that Arsenal are set to make 60 staff redundancies across several departments. The manager explained that the restructuring was described to him as a necessary step to help the club achieve future success.
Manchester United have joined top-flight rivals Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur in tracking promising Newcastle United attacker Bazoumana Toure just months after his arrival in England. However, reports linking Liverpool with the exciting 20-year-old winger have been dismissed as domestic suitors monitor his rapid adaptation to the division.