Coach Mikel Arteta brought 6 new faces to Arsenal in the summer transfer window, but there was a source that the Spanish strategist still wanted to have two more rookies before the transfer ended.
After ending in the runner -up position in three consecutive seasons in the Premier League, Arsenal spent about 200 million pounds for new contracts to prepare for the 2025/26 season. The North London team has strengthened the power to spread the routes, recruiting a 55 million striker Viktor Gyokeres, as well as recruiting Noni Madueke, Martin Zubimendi, Cristhian Muslimra, Christian Norgaard and Kepa Arrizabalaga.
All 6 new players were in the friendly match to lose 2-3 against Villarreal on Wednesday at the Emirates Stadium, where Arsenal also lost in the penalty shootout before La Liga representatives. The most expected name is that Gyokeres does not stand out and does not meet the expectations of NHM.
After this defeat, it seems Arsenal has not completed the shopping. According to information from The Times, specializing in evaluating the situation of every Premier League club, coach Arteta still wants a left winger and a creative midfielder. The source also emphasized that the Gunners plan to contact Crystal Palace to ask about the ability to recruit Eberechi Eze, who had a £ 68 million contract release clause that expired last Friday – two weeks before the Premier League season began.
Arsenal hopes to have a British player at a lower fee and believe that they have a good chance to do it at the end of the transfer period, when Eze still has 2 years in the contract with Selhurst Park. Besides, the Gunners are also monitoring the situation of the star Rodrygo Goes at Real Madrid. In this deal, Arsenal is waiting to see if the Brazilian player has Los Blancos approved the loan contract.
Nuno Tavares, Marquinhos, Kieran Tiernney, Jorginho, Thomas Partey and Takehiro Tomiyasu both left the Emirates Stadium, while Fabio Vieira and Reiss Nelson also seemed to be sold off in the coming days. The liquidation can continue when names like Oleksandr Zinchenko, Jakub Kiwior, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Leandro Trossard are also thought to be transferred if they receive appropriate offers.
Arsenal will confront Bilbao in the last friendly match on Saturday, before they go to Old Trafford to fight MU in the opening match on Sunday on August 17.
