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Mikel Arteta & the Arsenal squad watch on as Man City celebrate their Carabao Cup triumph.

Alexander Isak. Full context. - He is the number one target for Arsenal and Arteta. - Arsenal have been in constant contact with Isak’s camp since early last year. Personal terms are not seen to be an issue at all for us. - Arsenal are willing to smash their transfer record if need be. -Interestingly, Berta has already presented ideas to make the record fee viable. Here is where it gets tricky… - If they qualify for UCL, its going to be a long day. - If they dont… here are the details which could factor in to a potential exit. - Newcastle and Isak decided to shelve talks for an extension last winter due to hitting an impasse on negotiations. They have agreed to re-open talks this summer. - Key Point - As I understand it, not qualifying for UCL would make it very difficult for Newcastle to match the demands of the Isak camp. Why? Although they have made headway with PSR they are not totally out of the woods. I am unclear on the exact percentages. - The fee touted publicly is incorrect and something I categorically cannot disclose. The constant articles from both sides are becoming draining and its all just public posturing. Do you expect Newcastle based journalists to say he is for sale? Liverpool have recently got in touch and Barcelona dont know their own budget for the summer yet. My advice is, until we know their status of UCL… shelve it. More importantly… Arsenal have made serious headway with Sesko in January and Arsenal believe if they approach RB Leipzig this summer, Sesko will prioritise us over any other club. Things change so fast in football, I thought it would be healthy to just lay the facts out on the table as of today to stop the constant engagement farming. Sorry if this is not the 🚨 or 💣 you expected. Take information as it is presented and choose the channels of your information carefully. God bless.

🚨 Isak number CONFIRMED Number 9