Arsenal will now reportedly focus on selling fringe players in the next few weeks. This is also after the marquee signings of Kai Havertz, Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber.
Hence, the Gunners will need to sell fringe players to balance their books this summer. Cedric, Albert Sambi-Lokonga and Nicolas Pepe are the priority players for the Gunners to sell.
ARSENAL HOPING TO BALANCE THEIR FINANCIAL BOOKS WITH SALES
According to reports, Arsenal will now hope to sell some fringe players this summer. This is also after the marquee signings of Kai Havertz, Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber. The Gunners are also the highest spenders this summer transfer window. They have also managed to extend the contracts of players like Bukayo Saka and William Saliba.
Hence, Arsenal will have to now start selling their fringe players in the next few weeks. Mikel Arteta has also already started his planning. He has decided to omit players like Albert Sambi Lokonga, Cedric and Nicolas Pepe from the pre-season tour to give them time to find new clubs. Whereas, the Gunners are also open to selling Thomas Partey to the Saudi club for over 40 million.
MIKEL ARTETA CONFIRMS THAT THE GUNNERS WILL REMAIN ACTIVE FOR NEW SIGNINGS
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that the club will remain active this summer transfer window. The new signings before the start of pre-season tour does not mean that no new signings will arrive. However, the Spanish has also said that the profile of the player will have to match his tactics and ambition of the rest of the team.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta further said, “We will be alert. There’s a lot of time still in the market”. “We’ll have to see how things develop in the next couple of weeks. There’s still time to do things – for exits as well”. Hence, it looks like the Gunners will try to reinvest some of the money from the sales into the new signings. Whereas, the rest of money will balance their financial books for the year.
Arsenal have became more serious title contenders with the signing of Rice and Timber. However, they are aware that they need to sign one or two more new players this summer. This is also because they will also have to deal with the Champions League schedule this season.
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