After narrowly missing out on the Premier League title race last season, Arsenal aimed to improve themselves this summer by making impactful signings that would help them secure the title next season. Apart from making the David Raya deal permanent, Arsenal haven’t made any other confirmed signings. So, I’m curious: what kind of players is head coach Mikel Arteta looking to sign this summer?
It looks like sporting director Edu is getting ready for a busy summer transfer window. According to James Benge at CBS Sports, he’s aiming to make some big signings, inspired by the Jorginho and Leandro Trossard deals. Instead of the transfer approach of signing up-and-coming talents who would develop at the club, it seems like this summer they’re interested in individuals who already have valuable experience at the highest levels, to make an immediate impact.
Jorginho, known for his ability to bring balance and composure to the midfield with his excellent game reading and accurate passing, joined the Emirates from Stamford Bridge with a lot of experience and has been a hit. As for Trossard, he had already made a name for himself in the Premier League when Arsenal swooped in to sign him from Brighton. The Belgian international fell out with Robert De Zerbi, the Seagulls’ head coach, and Arsenal saw a transfer opportunity; they took it, and the forward, like Jorginho, has been a hit.
Now the Gunners are looking to strengthen their squad by bringing in more experienced players like Mikel Merino, who have proven themselves in the game and add more experienced backups to choose from in tight games. We expect these individuals to immediately enhance the team’s performance. Arteta’s squad is pretty young, but these signings would come and demonstrate the Gunners’ ambition to create a strong team that can compete for top honours.
As Arsenal fans eagerly await some exciting signings this summer, the possibility of securing players who can have a similar impact to Jorginho and Trossard is definitely something to look forward to. There haven’t been any deals finalised yet, but this summer transfer window is shaping up to be quite interesting as Arsenal works on building a strong squad with a bigger mix of youth and experience for future dominance.
Jack Anderson
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Players coming in will need to be versatile and challenging for a first start on the starting 11 team selection. E.g. if we got Williams then he would be challenging either Saka or Martinelli for a starting position but also versitle to challenge two or more positions. Same with the left back position being challenged by a world class defender that is versitle and can play both left back and centre back or a defensive midfielder that can also play in defense and good enough to start or challenge for a starting position.
The future is now.
I have a feeling Calafiori won’t be signed.
they will find an alternative just like how they signed Trossard when Mudryk decided to join chelsea
LATEST ACCORDING TO ROMANO…… “I know Arsenal fans are keen for an update on Riccardo Calafiori, but there are no substantial changes to the situation yet. Arsenal and Bologna remain in contact but there’s no agreement over the €50m fee,” Romano wrote.
“The issue is that Bologna want guaranteed money while Arsenal’s proposal includes add-ons structure to get to €50m potential fee. Despite what has been suggested elsewhere, there’s no ‘issue’ with Basel: they will receive 50% of the deal, that’s it. Bologna want €50m fixed exactly because they have to give over €20m to Basel, this is the point.”
WHICH SHOULD WE BELIEVE NOW?
50% of €50m is €25m not €20m………just saying😊
please, not another ‘jus saying’ merchant, just awful
Basel deal (as reported) is 50% of the profit on the €4m transfer, so €20m odd is about right, say €27m Bologne and €23m Basel
so €1m is a big deal to club like Bologne
why Arsenal are arsing about for €1m does beg the question
perhaps we are much closer to the FFP/PSR than we would like to be so not actually that much to spend, Raya loan to buy was a hint of that
hence why sale of ESR and Partey may be higher on the agenda than may be a few years ago – sadly I think we really need the money!
In the market, we have to act like a challenger to the title These signings have to get us over the line so I hope they know what they’re doing