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Arsenal were linked with a lot of wingers before they signed Raheem Sterling on loan on transfer deadline day, including some of La Liga’s biggest talents. Mikel Arteta returned to his old club to sign Mikel Merino from Real Sociedad, and was also strongly interested in Athletic Bilbao winger Nico Williams. However, the Spaniard did not want to join, but he was not the only winger targeted from the Spanish top flight. Barcelona pair Ferran Torres and Raphinha were both offered to Arsenal early on in the transfer window, with the Blaugrana struggling financially, but moves away failed to materi…