Arsenal is gearing up for a significant transfer window. Since, they strive to narrow the gap between themselves and the Premier League champions, Manchester City. Gunners manager Mikel Arteta set his sights on strengthening four key positions in the squad. Arsenal is actively pursuing a new right-back, an attacker, and two midfielders. With particular emphasis on the potential acquisition of West Ham United captain, Declan Rice.
According to reports, Arsenal is preparing to shatter their transfer record by offering £90 million to West Ham and providing Declan Rice with a weekly salary of £300,000. Rice is their top priority, but the Gunners can expect stiff competition for his signature. Since, Manchester City also submitted a bid for the player.
Reports say that Arsenal reached an agreement on a £65 million deal for Chelsea’s Kai Havertz. Additionally, the club is to make a £40 million bid to secure Southampton midfielder Romeo Lavia. Furthermore, Arsenal has made a bid for Ajax defender Jurrien Timber, who had been a key transfer target for Manchester United under the management of Erik ten Hag, his former coach at Ajax.
How might Arsenal squad look like after the transfer window?
The potential signings of Rice and Lavia by Arsenal would effectively serve as direct replacements for Thomas Partey and Granit Xhaka. Mirror Football recently reported that Partey has garnered interest from Italian and Saudi Arabian clubs. While Xhaka has already secured a deal to join Bundesliga side Bayer Leverkusen.
Arsenal needs to generate additional transfer funds and create room in their wage budget. Thus, potential departures this summer could include Cedric Soares, Rob Holding, and Kieran Tierney. Additionally, striker Eddie Nketiah has garnered interest from three Premier League clubs, indicating a possible move away from Arsenal.
In their quest to rejuvenate the squad, Arsenal is open to offers for several players, including Albert Sambi Lokonga, Folarin Balogun, Mohamed Elneny, Nuno Tavares, and Nicolas Pepe. The club is willing to entertain potential offers for these players as part of their squad restructuring efforts.
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