Arsenal transfer: Sterling rejected stunning £33.8m-a-year deal as Arteta reveals signing is ‘big step up’

Raheem Sterling rejected a huge offer from Saudi Arabia in order to seal a move to Arsenal on transfer deadline day, according to reports.

The Gunners signed David Raya, Riccardo Calafiori and Mikel Merino in permanent deals over the summer, while Neto and Sterling arrived on loan deals from Bournemouth and Chelsea respectively.

That concluded a solid transfer window for , who added quality to an already good squad under Mikel Arteta, and Sterling is likely to add more goal contributions to the north London side this season.

The deal seemed unlikely to happen at one point on deadline day before quickly accelerating to a conclusion .

that Sterling rejected a stunning £650,000-a-week offer from Saudi Arabia to join Arsenal on loan from Chelsea .