Mikel Arteta has asserted that Arsenal ’s impending £60 million acquisition of Eberechi Eze is not a knee-jerk reaction to Kai Havertz ’s recent knee injury. The Gunners’ manager confirmed Havertz will miss Saturday’s Premier League clash against Leeds at the Emirates, though the full extent of the Germany international’s layoff remains unclear.

Arsenal pounced to beat north London rivals Tottenham Hotspur to a deal on Wednesday, matching the Spurs offer and persuading Eze to join them instead. Spurs hadn’t finalised their agreement due to Palace wanting Eze to play the first leg of a Conference League play-off, which he subsequently didn’t feature in anyway.

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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said he could not comment on Eberechi Eze ’s imminent arrival even as the England international said his goodbyes to Crystal Palace ahead of his move to north London.

Wright, as Eze hopes to imminently do, trod the now legendary path from south London to Arsenal. He has London spirit. London energy. London style. His personality, as well as his ability, is a big part of the attraction, and the connections he already shares with England team-mates at Arsenal ensure he would be welcomed with open arms.

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Arsenal could instruct left-back Riccardo Calafiori to overlap at pace in order to allow Eze to drift infield, though the defender has frequently suffered injuries, and backup left-back Myles Lewis-Skelly is not as suited as operating on the flanks as the Italian.