Arsenal send scouts to Champions League clash after triple transfer claim

Football London · Matty Hewitt

The game finished 1-0 to the Eredivisie side with Guus Til scoring the only goal of the game in what was somewhat of a lowkey affair.

However, there were several scouts from Premier League sides at the game, with a plethora of young talent on display.

While report makes no reference to the players being scouted by the top-flight sides, Arsenal have been linked with Porto trio William Gomes, Victor Froholdt and Oskar Pietuszewski in recent months.

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That being said, all three stars struggled against PSV Eindhoven, though Esmir Bajraktarevic was a bright spark for the visitors, hitting the woodwork in the second half before they eventually took the lead.

"This is who we are; we are PSV. We want to play good football and work hard," head coach Peter Bosz said after the full-time whistle.

"It was up to us to continue playing a role in the Champions League, because with one point from three matches, it is going to be difficult. We wanted at least a draw, but winning is, of course, even better. Now we are back in the mix.

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"I'm proud that we were able to hold on. We dared to play football, and we won the ball back very quickly.

"Defensively, we weren't good in the first few minutes, but when Mauro [Junior] and Kodai [Sano] started pressing, we got it under control again."

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