Arsenal have been heavily linked with a move for Alvaro Morata, especially in the wake of Real Madrid triggering the buy-back clause in his Juventus contract. With the Los Blancos allegedly willing to listen to offers for him, the Arsenal supporters believed the London club stood a real chance of bringing him down to Emirates Stadium this summer.

The fact that fellow competitors in Chelsea will not play Champions League football seemingly made the Gunners clear favourites for his signature, but a recent development means Arsenal may end up signing anyone but Morata this summer.

Arsenal have received many approaches for their much-maligned striker Olivier Giroud; however, they have scuppered the advances of the interested parties, according to Darren Lewis of the Mirror.

Many clubs were queuing up for the 29-year-old striker toward the end of the last season, and the Gunners seemed willing to listen to offers at that time. However, after a rather fruitful European Championship campaign with France, they have revised their stance, with the club announcing he is not for sale.

Arsenal have entered a transfer battle with Tottenham Hotspur and Liverpool to secure the services of Koln left-back Jonas Hector to further strengthen their defence before the start of the Premier League season, according to Liam Spence of the Daily Express. Koln are believed to be willing to accept any offer in the region of £17m for the left-back, who is contracted to the RheinEnergieStadion side until 2018.

Although the murmurs have cooled down lately, either Nacho Monreal or Kieran Gibbs is expected to depart the Emirates Stadium club, with the former eyeing a return to Spain and the latter looking to revamp his stalled career.

Newcastle United midfielder Moussa Sissoko is desperate to finally earn his dream switch to Emirates Stadium, with Spanish news outlet Marca reporting that he “loves the idea” of moving to Arsenal this summer.

With the Magpies set to play Championship football next season, he wants to complete a move away from St James’ Park. Liverpool are believed to be willing to offer the attacking midfielder an early return to the English top-flight, but the player seemingly favours an Arsenal move.

Arsenal have been handed a major boost in their pursuit of Alvaro Morata, with Juventus confirming that Real Madrid have re-signed him by activating a buy-back clause in his contract.

A statement on Juventus' official website read: "All associated with Juventus Football Club would like to wish Alvaro the very best of luck wherever his future may take him and thank him for two truly excellent years of service to the team."