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Unai Emery badured fans that he was working "patiently" with the new technical director Edu on strengthening the Arsenal team before closing the transfer desk.
Arsenal have signed 18-year-old striker Gabriel Martinelli within one month of the deadline, but Kieran Tierney, Wilfried Zaha and Nicolas Pepe continue to be closely linked.
Although the Gunners' offers have been rejected for Tierney and Zaha in recent weeks, Emery hopes to get the reinforcements he needs in time for the 2019/20 campaign.
After Arsenal's 3-0 win over Colarado Rapids in pre-season, Emery – who would have a budget of about £ 45 million this summer – confirmed that it was in close contact with Edu regarding club transfer goals.
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"The club works. We talk every day with the club and Edu, "he explained.
"I prefer to work with patience and calm and make the best decision.
"We have very good players, very good young players. We need someone to help us. The club works there.
"We prefer to make the best decision with patience. If we have to wait longer for this reason, I prefer to do it. "
The future of Laurent Koscielny is seriously questioned by the refusal of the defender to do the pre-season tour of Arsenal in the United States.
Emery revealed that he had had talks with Koscielny and that he was now coming back to the club and the player to resolve the situation.
He said, "He started training with us this pre-season and I talked with him three times about his situation. We wanted him to come with us on this tour, but he decided to stay.
"It's now a club and player affair."
When asked if Koscielny still had a future at Arsenal, Emery replied, "He's got one more year of contract. For me as a coach, he's an important player.
"It's now a problem for him and the club.
"The club and he need to talk, they talk about his situation. I can not say more than that. & # 39;
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