Arsenal have submitted a “proposal” to sign a “fast and agile” new player for Mikel Arteta in the final days of the summer transfer window.

Arsenal and Berta targeting more signings after Eze

It has been an extremely busy summer for Andrea Berta in his first transfer window as sporting director, with the club’s spending now over £260m after successfully hijacking Tottenham Hotspur’s attempts to land Eberechi Eze.

The Gunners secured the services of the England international, with a deal worth a total of £67.5m from Crystal Palace. Eze was unveiled as an Arsenal player before Saturday’s 5-0 win over Leeds United in the Premier League.

Eberechi Eze

Crystal Palace

£67.5m

Viktor Gyokeres

Sporting CP

£63.5m

Martin Zubimendi

Real Sociedad

£55m

Noni Madueke

Chelsea

£48m

Christian Norgaard

Brentford

£15m

Cristhian Mosquera

Valencia

£13m

Kepa Arrizabalaga

Chelsea

£5m

Arteta has praised the work that has gone on behind the scenes at the Emirates, however, he and Arsenal are still staying “very alert” to the prospect of more arrivals.

“We are all with big smiles on our faces, understanding that we have done really well, but the market is not closed. We have to stay very alert because there are a lot of things that can happen. But, so far so good.”

Staying alert they are, with Arteta, Berta and co working to sign Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen. The centre-back has a €60m (£51.8m) release clause in his current contract, however, the Gunners are looking at a fee under that figure.

It isn’t just the Ecuadorian, though, with Arsenal wanting to bolster their defensive options even further before September 1, and an update on another target has now emerged.

Arsenal make £8m+ "proposal" to sign Martinez

According to journalist Santi Aouna, Arsenal have made an approach and proposal to sign Arnau Martinez from Girona. The offer on the table from the Gunners is worth a total of €10m (£8.6m).

“Arsenal approach Girona for Arnau Martinez with a proposal. Transfer fee of €8M + €2M of bonuses included.”

Martinez is primarily a right-back who can play as a centre-back or higher up the pitch as a right midfielder if required.

The 22-year-old has come through Girona’s youth system and has already made 163 senior appearances for his current employers, even turning out in the Champions League.

Jacek Kulig has also been impressed with what he has seen from Martinez when he was coming through, calling him a “complete full-back” who is “fast and agile”.

Now, it looks as if we may see Martinez in an Arsenal shirt, should things go the Gunners’ way, with the Spaniard rivalling the likes of Jurrien Timber and Ben White at right-back.