According to reports Arsenal gaffer Arteta is eager to get the Thomas Partey deal over the line.
Arsenal received the transfer boost after the midfielder rejected Atletico Madrid's new contract over.
The Spanish club wanted the 27-year-old midfield dynamo to sign a new deal that would clear his £45million release clause.
The Arsenal boss is set to sell Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Torreira and Shkodran Mustafi to raise transfer funds to bring the Ghana international to the Emirates.
Thomas Partey's contract with the Rojoblancos runs till June 2023.