The window hasn’t even had a key inserted in it, let alone has it been opened but we already have 32 players coming to Arsenal this summer and eight of these are new in the past few days.
We also have one new player who is on his way out making a total of 17 leaving thus far. It looks like we shall easily equal the record of having every player on the club’s books leaving before the window creaks closed once again.
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Plus we have added a new “being sacked” section at the end, and kept the “moving up” section, after requests for this to be maintained.
So following previous averages, it is possible that one of the players in this list will join Arsenal, but also very likely that none of them will.
PART ONE: THE PLAYERS ARRIVING
No |
Player |
Current club |
Source |
Notes |
1 |
Toby Alderweireld |
Tottenham H |
TBR Football, Sun |
He’s 30 years old |
NEW |
Joachim Andersen |
Sampdoria |
Mail, Sun, Football.co.uk |
Tottenham also want him |
3 |
Antony |
Sao Paulo |
Media Ref (they say it would be a waste of money) |
Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, Lyon and Monaco are also interested |
4 |
Gareth Bale |
Real Madrid |
She wore a yellow |
87% of RM fans want him out |
5 |
Ismael Bennacer |
Empoli |
HITC, Pain in the Arsenal |
Ex-Arsenal youth player |
6 |
Marcelo Brozociv |
Inter Milan |
Transfer Tavern citing CalcioMercato |
£40.5m; a “tough midfielder” |
7 |
Samuel Chukwueze |
Villareal |
Foot Lond |
Nigerian forward |
NEW |
Alexis Claude Maurice |
LOrient |
Metro |
Forward. Seen with Guendouzi |
9 |
Djene Dakonam |
Getafe |
Daily Express |
Central defender / RB. Will cost £13.5m |
10 |
Bruno Fernandes |
Sporting |
O Jogo, Sport Witness |
Chelsea, Man C, Juventus want him, £100m release clause |
11 |
James Forest |
Celtic |
Media Referee |
We should sell Iwobi and get him. |
Update |
Ryan Fraser |
Bournemouth |
Express, Mirror, Foot365 |
One year left on contract. Man U no longer interested. |
13 |
Jean Philippee Gbamain |
Mainz |
Read Arsenal; Soccer Souls |
On his way |
14 |
Ander Herrera |
Man U |
Express |
PSG also interested |
NEW |
Ibrahima Konate |
Leipzig |
ReadBundesliga. He’s a defender |
Liverpool want him. |
NEW |
Danny Loader |
Reading |
TBR Football, Goal. |
Striker – could force Eddie out |
16 |
Malcolm |
Barcelona |
Sport Witness, FootLond |
Totts, Milan, Inter and Lille also after him |
17 |
Gabrielle Martinelli |
Ituano |
Metro according to reports in Brazil, also Express |
17-year-old winger, equivalent of Son Heung-min FootLond |
18 |
Harry Maguire |
Leicester |
HITC |
26-year-old centre back |
19 |
Paul Mitchell |
Leipzig |
Sports Mole; 90 min, Football 365, Sky; Talksport |
Man U and Chelsea interested |
20 |
N’Zonzi |
Roma (midfield) |
HITC |
£19m; he’s considerred a flot at Roma |
21 |
David Neres |
Everton |
Telegraph, Foot Lond |
£34.5m; talks held. Liverpool want him |
22 |
Christopher Nkunku |
PSG |
Foot Lond, Le Parisien, Star |
Midfield; he’s turned down a contract renewal. We tried in Jan |
23 |
Nicolas Pepe |
Lille |
101 Great Goals, Telefoot, FootLond |
Star striker. Man U also interested. “He’s on the way” (FL) |
24 |
Ayoze Perez |
Newcastle |
Mad about EPL |
Inter also want him; forward or attacking midfield |
25 |
Ivan Perisic |
Inter Milan |
Spursweb, Gazzetta dello sport |
Tots and WHU interested |
NEW |
Dennis Praet |
Sampdoria |
Corriere dello Sport, Sport Witness |
Midfielder or winger |
27 |
Benito Raman |
Fortuna Dusseldorf |
Express |
WHU, Burnley, Everton interested |
NEW |
James Rodriguez |
Real Madrid |
Football Talk, Mirror |
Man U, Liverpool interested |
NEW |
Suso |
AC Milan |
Teamtalk, Tuttomercatoweb |
Liverpool, Tottenham also want him. He’s a winger |
30 |
Nicolas Tagliafico |
Ajax |
Mirror – “he’s a target for Arsenal” |
£17.3million release clause and he gets half! |
NEW |
Samuel Umtiti |
Barcelona |
Football Talk; L’Equipe |
To replace Koscielny. Unmtiti has multiple knee problems. |
31 |
Jordon Veretout |
Fiorentina |
Metro |
25m euros for Ramsey II |
32 |
Wesley |
Club Brugges |
Sun, Calciomercato, Daily Cannon, LaLazio |
Forward, 22 years old |
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PART TWO: Leaving Arsenal this summer
No |
Player |
Going to |
Source |
Notes |
1 |
Aubameyang |
Real Madrid |
FootLond; Playing for 90 |
FL cite Calciomercato |
2 |
Chambers |
??? |
FoodLond |
Off to Tottenham (HITC) no Everton (TBR) |
3 |
Elneny |
Roma |
Daily Cannon |
|
4 |
Jenkinson |
|
FootLond |
“He’s up for sale” |
5 |
Kolasinac |
|
FootLond |
No explanation – just Arsenal want to get rid of him |
NEW |
Koscielny |
|
L’Equipe |
Fed up as there is no new contract on the table |
7 |
Lacazette |
Barcelona |
Express |
He has admitted he is flattered to have been linked with a switch to Barcelona this summer.” Metro says he’s being offered a new deal. Foot Lond says no it is not happening. |
8 |
Mkhitaryan |
|
Star, Mail |
Star blames the Mail for the story. |
9 |
Mustafi |
Roma |
Daily Cannon, |
“He’s up for sale” Express |
10 |
Eddie Nketiah |
|
Star |
He will go on loan if we buy another forward |
11 |
Ospina |
|
FootLond |
“He’s up for sale,” HITC says player himself says he wants to go. |
12 |
Ozil |
|
FootLond |
“He’s up for sale” |
13 |
Smith Rowe |
Leipzig |
Foot Lond |
“He’s staying” exclusive from FL, but others say he’s off. |
14 |
Sokratis |
|
Foot Lond |
He wants Champs Lge football |
15 |
Suarez |
Chelsea |
Read Arsenal |
He’s not really an Arsenal player but he was on loan |
Update |
Welbeck |
Palace, Wolves, Everton |
Read Crystal Palace |
Playing again; going to Palace. Going to Wolves (B’ham Mail). Everton (ThisisFutbol) |
17 |
Xhaka |
Inter Milan |
Sund Express, BT Sport |
Player says he wants to move. Inter wants him |
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