Jurrien Timber transfer confirmation 'leaked' after Arsenal set clear deadline for announcement

Arsenal transfer news: The Gunners want to announce the summer signing of Jurrien Timber from Ajax on Wednesday

The Gunners wanted Timber to make an appearance in the pre-season friendly against Nurnberg on Thursday and for that to happen a confirmed announcement should arrive on Wednesday.

However, if that was the plan set in place for later this afternoon, it appears to have since been ruined with another leak showing Timber's official image taken directly from the Arsenal server, according to Twitter user @ars_informer.

The signing of Timber could now instead be confirmed later in the week with the player waiting to get the all-clear to join up with the squad. This could therefore mean he will not feature against the German outfit and will instead begin his pre-season preparations ahead of going on tour to the USA.

That is also the plan set in place for Declan Rice who has completed his media duties and lengthy medical to sign the contract which will confirm his £105million move from West Ham. More signings could come later in the window for the Gunners, but outgoings could now become the focus.

Thomas Partey, Folarin Balogun and Kieran Tierney are all being linked with departures after Granit Xhaka's seven-year stay in north London ended with his transfer to Bayer Leverkusen being sealed last week.