Barcelona takes stock of the transfer of Denis Suarez while Arsenal seeks to seal two signatures

Unai Emery hopes to have a contract for Denis Suarez by the end of the week.

Arsenal is still working on a change that would allow the 25-year-old midfielder from Barcelona to replace Aaron Ramsey, attached to Juventus, and Welsh joining the champions of Italy this month instead of summer. .

Arsenal was helped by the surprise capture of Barca by Kevin Prince Boateng yesterday. The boss of the champions of Spain, Ernesto Valverde, admitted that it meant that the players of the team of the first team would be ready to leave.

Valderde said: "We are happy with the group, but there are still opportunities to start for those who may not appear as often.

"These players could stay here and we would be happy or they could go in search of new opportunities, we will evaluate all possibilities for them.

"We work internally and there is a lot of planning involved, but we will see how the market progresses."

Suarez is one of two loan transactions requested by Arsenal.

Emery is confident of finding the man he had trained in Seville five years ago. Suarez has only played 17 minutes in La Liga this season and has mainly figured in the Copa del Rey.

Emery confirmed last weekend that he wanted to take Suarez away. Answering questions about the Spaniard, he said: "The club works in all situations that can help us.

"I can not talk about individual players but I know the club is working on different opportunities so it can help us this month for our competition.

"The transfer window is difficult for the market, but the club is working, and if a player comes to help, I'm happy, but the club does it and I'm going to wait."

Meanwhile, Arsenal international recruitment manager Francis Cagigao is about to be promoted after the club confirmed that Sven Mislintat would leave on Feb. 8.

Cagigao was initially left for a higher position as a result of the restructuring of the club's outgoing president Ivan Gazidis. But he is now ready to succeed Mislintat, who is about to slip away after the growing disillusionment of not being selected for a new role as sports director.

It is also understood that Mislintat is frustrated at not having the freedom expected. Emery plays a key role in the transfer targets with football manager Raul Sanllehi.