According to a report in the Daily Mail. Arsenal is set to sign veteran defender Sol Campbell, 35, – who has been a free agent following his brief spell at League Two outfit Notts County – on a free transfer.

A brief statement appeared on the club’s official website this afternoon (Tuesday), but has since been taken down. It read: “Sol Campbell is back at Arsenal.

“The 35-year-old has re-signed for the club he graced for five years between 2001 and 2006 and will make his comeback for the Reserves at West Ham on Tuesday night.”

Sources inside the club confirmed that a deal is likely to be finalised this evening, and blamed “technical issues” for the transfer announcement appearing prematurely on the website.

Campbell spent five successful years with the Gunners after Arsene Wenger acquired the player on a Bosman deal from local rivals Tottenham Hotspur.