Whatever happens with Dani Ceballos between now and the end of the transfer window, or indeed the end of the season, fans and players alike can console themselves with one thought: they’ll always have Burnley.



It was against Sean Dyche’s side, in Arsenal’s first home fixture of the Premier League season, that Ceballos made his full debut. How long does it take to fall in love? When it comes to the Arsenal fans and Ceballos, the answer was about 83 minutes. The Spaniard departed the game with two assists and an army of new admirers.



Maybe it was the pre-match beers, maybe it was the sunshine. Maybe it was the stepovers, the slick passing or the fist-pumping celebration in front of the North Bank. Whatever it was, Ceballos and Arsenal appeared a match made in heaven. He departed the field to the sound of his name ringing round his new home. “It was my first day and it was as if I’d been playing in England 10 years,” he...