– He will be back very quickly to his best, said the Frenchman to BBC.

Arsenal agreed a £60m deal with Manchester City for Alexis Sanchez, but that deal depended on them to sign Thomas Lemar, who decided to stay with Monaco.

– The transfer market is over, there was a lot going on. It’s very difficult to speak about because Lemar is now at Monaco and has to focus there, Sanchez is here and his focus is here,» Wenger added.

Arsenal host Bournemouth at Emirates Stadium on Saturday (15:00 BST kick-off).