Mikel Arteta has previously dismissed talk of selling one of his players to Bayern Munich. Arsenal defender Takehiro Tomiyasu has reportedly agreed a new long-term deal with the club in a clear message to Bayern Munich. The Japanese international was linked with the Bundesliga champions last month, with manager Thomas Tuchel continuing to raid the Premier League for players.<\/p>\n
But a move didn\u2019t materialise, and now the North London club have seemingly staved off the threat of a summer departure. According to transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, the 25-year-old has accepted an offer from the Gunners for a new deal. Tomiyasu has struggled to nail down a regular place this season, with Arteta preferring the central defensive partnership of Gabriel and William Saliba.<\/p>\n
Tomiyasu has been on international duty with Japan at the Asian Cup. He will continue to be with the club and has been getting a lot of minutes now. Tomiyasu has been unavailable for much of the past month, having been representing his country in the Asian Cup.<\/p>\n
But he will now return to London after Japan were beaten 2-1 in the quarter-finals by Iran on Saturday. And Arteta will welcome his return. The club catapulted themselves back into the Premier League title race on Sunday with a 3-1 win over Liverpool, but the Spaniard will be all too aware of the need for defensive back-up in the run-in.<\/p>\n
Last season, the Gunners arguably saw their title hopes derailed by a back injury to Saliba, with the Frenchman\u2019s 2022\/23 season ending in early March.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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