4pm Arsenal transfer news LIVE: Ceballos and Pepe make debuts, Aubameyang back in the goals, Emery hints at further sales – The Sun
THE transfer window has now closed – and attention turns towards Arsenal's Prem opener against Newcastle.
Kieran Tierney has signed and David Luiz has made the switch across the capital as Unai Emery's side took deadline day by storm.
Yet, Mesut Ozil and Sead Kolasinac have suffered security fears, while Dani Ceballos will fit to face Newcastle United in their Premier League opener after an injury problem.
Follow ALL of the latest Arsenal news and gossip below…
MESUT OZIL was forced to miss the opening game of the new season due to 'safety reasons'.
Arsenal announced on Friday he would not travel to Newcastle amid a further “credible threat” following the nightmare encounter with armed thieves.
But the playmaker seems delighted with how the young Arsenal team fared in the North East…
ARSENAL are up and running for the 2019/20 season.
It wasn't pretty at St James Park, but a second-half strike from Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang means the Gunners take all three points back to North London.
Here's the match as it happened, with a full report and player ratings on the way.
ARSENAL's first game of the season is underway in the North East.
- Arsenal start with four new signings on the bench
- Steve Bruce's first competitive match with Newcastle
- Watch live on Sky Sports Premier League and Main Event
- Live stream on Sky Sports app and on NowTV
Head over to our LIVE BLOG for updates and commentary from St James Park.
MESUT OZIL is being forced to sit out the Gunners first game of the new Premier League season.
The Turk and team-mate Sead Kolisinac were removed from the matchday squad because of 'security fears', linked to their terrifying attack from robbers in London last month.
But the Arsenal midfielder is still keen to let fans know he's watching, taking to Twitter shortly after the team-sheets were released.
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