And my feeling is that this is a deal that Arsenal would be prepared to advance and explore quite seriously if Tonali opens the door and says, 'I want to leave Newcastle and I'm prepared to stay in England.' This suggests Arsenal's interest hinges on Tonali's explicit commitment to the move and remaining in the Premier League.
A nonplussed Pep Guardiola dismissed a question from a reporter that related to Mikel Arteta chasing his first Premier League title as a manager, insisting that he had not attended his pre-match press conference to offer advice to the Arsenal boss.
We are really excited being in the four fronts and the way the team is consistently performing gives you a lot of hope and positive thoughts about what can be coming. But we can only focus on the present. That is where we are going to put our energy and that's on Sunday.