Sky Sports News have reported just now that Chelsea have confirmed that both Arsenal and Tottenham Hotspur made enquiries for striker Demba Ba, but they have rejected both London clubs and accepted an offer from another unnamed Premier League club.

But Ba’s representatives did say that his preference was to play in the Champions League.

So what does this mean? Should Arsenal look elsewhere? Are Chelsea concerned about the threat from Arsenal in the Premier League and are they reluctant to strengthen another Premier League rival?

More to follow.

BBC Sport reports that Arsenal have agreed at £42.4 million fee (50 million euros) for German international Mesut Ozil.

And their sources say that Ozil is undergoing a medial in Germany as he is currently away on international duty.

So what do you think of this signing?

Personally, I think it is a massive signing. As we proved yesterday, we have a very good starting eleven, but to really kick on and go up that extra level, we need world class reinforcements. And Mesut Ozil is world class.

Statistically, the man is scary. In 3 seasons with the club, he has racked up an amazing 74 assists. That is just crazy. And I don’t care what your opinion is of him, that will make Arsenal a bigger force than they are now.

If you weren’t excited enough about his arrival, then watch this:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Oqy2VDtUSo

One thing I will say from watching this video is that I bet Cristiano Ronaldo will be sorry Ozil is leaving.

They say patience is a virtue and that certainly applies to Arsenal fans. The early signs are extremely encouraging but we still need to make some more signings to strengthen the squad if we want to be considered as true title challengers.

Sky Sports News have reported that Arsenal are “in advanced talks” with Real Madrid to sign German international Mesut Özil.

According to Guillem Balague, Real Madrid and Arsenal have reached a deal for Özil for 45 million euros, pending an agreement with the player who apparently, it desperate to leave the club.

I have no idea how much he is on but I would be certain that for any deal to happen we’d have to beat – or at least match – his current wage. I would assume he is on a big wage at Madrid (since they don’t seem to have any financial culpability) so it will interesting to see how this develops.

The signs are positive but lets not forget that we’ve been here before. We were well in for Gonzalo Higuain and look what happened there. And of course, there’s nothing stopping another club coming in for him, a la Higuain.

The deal does “make sense” in terms of Bale signing for £85.3 million and the theory that Özil’s chances may be restricted with the Welshman’s arrival. Also, there’s an idea that Madrid will want to get back some of the money they’ve spent on Bale.

Daniel Levy has delayed the Bale deal for weeks and weeks, as it was thought Arsenal were going to pick up a couple of Real Madrid players once that deal was completed – and Levy didn’t want Arsenal to strengthen as we are perceived to be their biggest challengers for 4th position in the league.

Another positive is that Lukas Podolski and Per Mertesacker could influence the German’s decision by saying how much they love it at The Emirates. There are reports the Manchester United might hijack the deal with Kagawa apparently going to PSG. So we’ll have to wait and see.

The next 24 hours are going to be absolutely mental for Arsenal rumours on new signings – even more so than the last 3 months – so I would say brace yourself and wait for Arsenal to confirm any new signings before getting too excited!

In the post match interview with Sky Sports, Arsene Wenger was asked what will we see in the last 24 hours of the transfer window. His response was:

“You will see what we will announce if we sign someone, we promise that we will very quick to announce it.

“Maybe we have a good surprise for you.”

And he that statement with a smirk.

Now I know we’ve only brought in Mathieu Flamini and Yaya Sanogo on a free during the transfer window and I am being extremely naive (hey, I have to be being an Arsenal fan) but if you read in-between the lines, maybe they already have a deal sorted out for a couple of players and are ready to announce it tomorrow.

Of course, maybe he’s teasing us all (like he has been all summer) but for the next 24 hours, I will be clinging onto that tiny bit of hope that we will make a signing.

So what do you think will happen tomorrow?

Leave your opinions in the comments section below.