Despite having his move from Chelsea confirmed on Friday, Madueke has not been included in the 30-man travelling contingent. That is because he has not yet taken his obligatory three-week holiday having featured for the Blues at the Club World Cup just 12 days ago.

Arsenal have reportedly struck a verbal agreement with Valencia for centre-back Cristhian Mosquera to continue a summer of excessive spending. During a window relentlessly dominated by talk of which striker Arsenal are going to sign,

Arsenal's signing of Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera has been delayed due to 'complications' during his medical, according to club insiders. The Gunners managed to agree a deal to sign the Spain youth international earlier this week, having returned to the negotiating table with an improved bid after seeing their opening offer rejected.