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Speaking at his press conference on Thursday, Mikel Arteta suggested there was an issue finding an agreement with the striker’s agent.

Arteta said: “You need three parties to make a deal. For sure, the club wants to make a deal, the manager wants to make a deal, the player wants to stay and I’m not sure about the agent.”

“No, I’m not saying [the agent is] stopping [the deal]. I’m saying that we need to find an agreement with him. We are negotiating with an agent, with a player that wants to stay at the club and we need to find an agreement.