When Ebereshi Eze was asked to leave Arsenal, he cried for one week in disappointment.  He was just thirteen years old. He saw his childhood dream shattered, but today it's a different story. A player who was released for free is now coming back to Emirates Stadium for a 65 million tag.

No one expected that Ebereshi would become such an attacking sensation that even Arsenal, who once rejected him, would come back to pay such an amount for him. He had always dreamed of the day he would return to Arsenal, and he didn't hide it. So when Arsenal began to inquire about him, it was not difficult to say yes.

But it took so long for his club, Crystal Palace, and the Gunners to reach an agreement over what it would cost.  At one point, Tottenham Hotspur looked to hijack the deal from Arsenal, only for Arsenal to move swiftly and agree on all the terms of the club.

Arsenal had had a busy summer transfer window with several players coming in over the transfer window, among them, they have one of the most prolific strikers in Europe, Viktor Gyokeres. They also brought in Spanish international midfielder Martin Zubimendi and Chelsea and English winger Noni Madueke.

The players they brought in also included Kepa Arrizabalaga, also from Chelsea, and Christian Norgaard from Brentford, and Cristhian Mosquera from Valencia in Spain. With all the signings, the expectations in the Emirates Stadium are that the Gunners, who have been runners-up for three seasons running, will win the league this season. 

They had held on to their one-goal lead to get all three points at stake away at Old Trafford in the first week of the season.  Italian defender Calafiori had headed home a corner kick. And goalkeeper Raya had pulled off a man-of-the-match performance to help the Gunners escape with all three points at stake.