Speaking to the press ahead of the Crystal Palace game, Arsene Wenger had mixed news on the injury front.

He revealed that Hector Bellerin, who has started seven Premier League games for Arsenal, would likely be absent for their short away trip due to an ankle injury.

Palermo fought off strong interests from Arsenal and a host of other Premier League clubs in January to keep hold of their goal-machine in Paulo Dybala, but recent reports suggest that Arsenal and Juventus are in pole position for the signature of the Argentine.

He has been involved in nineteen goals in twenty two Serie A appearances and that has attracted interests from Manchester United, Liverpool, Chelsea and Napoli.

Premier League hit the jackpot as the United Kingdom live broadcasting rights was sold to Sky and Bet for a deal worth £5.136 billion, which represents an increase of about seventy percent on their current deal.

Speaking to the press ahead of Middlesbrough fixture, Arsene Wenger stated that the influx of such heavy amounts into the top-flight English football would assist the teams in their bid to dominate European football. He also foresees a future, where the world’s best players ply their trade in England.

It wasn’t long ago that Arsene Wenger welcomed his long-term absentees in Theo Walcott and Mesut Ozil back into the first team and it now seems he is set to lose out on two more players due to injuries.

Aaron Ramsey came on as a substitute against Leicester City and played a meagre of nine minutes of Premier League football before succumbing to his third hamstring injury of the season. This comes as a major concern for the struggling Welshman, who averaged 0.47 goals per game last season.

Middlesbrough, who sit atop the Championship table, visit North London for their fifth round Football Association Cup fixture on Sunday night.

Arsene Wenger was all praise for Middlesbrough, as he lauded their creativity and organization, but he stated that his side do not want to follow in the footsteps of Manchester City and suffer an elimination from the tournament.