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  Inter Milan president Giuseppe Marotta has debunked reports claiming that Arsenal are planning to sign Francesco Pio Esposito. Esposito is enjoying an impressive break-out campaign with the table-topping Inter in 2025-26, and has already established himself as an option in attack for Gennaro Gattuso and the Italy national team at just 20 years of age. The forward has seven goals and six assists in 36 appearances across all competitions for the Serie A giants. Speaking with the   club’s website , Marotta has firmly denied recent reports linking Arsenal with a move for Esposito. “Arsenal did not ask for Pio Esposito despite reports,” he said. “We are not planning to sell top players; player trading is not our priority. We see Pio Esposito as key gem for our future. “Anything can happen in the future, but I mean a very far future”.

  Gabriel Jesus powered Arsenal into the last 16 of the Champions League with a double in Tuesday’s 3-1 win at Inter Milan which made the Gunners mathematically sure of a top-eight finish. Two close-range finishes in the first half gave Arsenal a deserved seventh straight league phase win at the San Siro and manager Mikel Arteta a selection conundrum with Manchester United visiting the Emirates Stadium on Sunday. Jesus started in place of summer signing Viktor Gyokeres, who has struggled this season but made sure of the win with a fine shot in the 84th minute, and the former Manchester City striker offered a threat all game. Arsenal are now on 21 points and were effectively in the last 16 before kick-off as 16 points was enough to be in the top eight last season. But the 28-year-old was key to Arsenal going six points clear at the top of the classification ahead of second-placed Bayern Munich’s home fixture with Union Saint-Gilloise on Wednesday night. Inter, who levelled through a...

  Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta says he’s optimistic the Gunners can get the maximum three points against Inter Milan in tonight’s UEFA Champions League at the San Siro Stadium. Arsenal are ​top of the standings on maximum points and the only undefeated team in the competition going into the penultimate matchday of the league phase. Last season, Arsenal fell to a ‌1-0 defeat by Inter at the San Siro, and Arteta expects another tough challenge ‌when the sides meet in Milan on Tuesday. Arteta also stated that the Gunners must show that they are better than last year. “Performance and results have an impact emotionally on the team to a level of confidence and the aim tomorrow is to come here and win the ⁠game,” Arteta said. “That’s a step that we didn’t take last year and we have to show that we are better than last year. “I think the task is going to be equally difficult. But I think we had, watching it back, a really strong performance here and the margin that we lost the game, by a ...