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 target Cristhian Mosquera has appeared to confirm his Valencia departure, claiming he is leaving "home" to begin a "new era."