Arsenal make decision on seven transfer exits as Mikel Arteta steps up summer rebuild

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is eager to land some blockbuster signings in the summer transfer window to help the Gunners kick on next season but several stars will also be leaving

Arsenal are not planning to sell Gabriel Martinelli or Leandro Trossard this summer as things stand – but five fringe players are expected to be moved on before the transfer window closes.

The Gunners have big plans this summer after finishing second in the Premier League for a third consecutive year and strengthening in attack is a priority. The club are searching for a new No.9 and an elite-level left winger, with further additions in midfield also planned.

Talk that Arsenal are looking for new faces in attack has, in turn, sparked speculation over some of Mikel Arteta’s current players.

The Mail, however, have outlined that Martinelli and Trossard – two of the players in question – are not up for sale and that Arsenal would like them to stay beyond the transfer window.

It’s explained that Martinelli would compete with a new left winger, potentially Rodrygo of Real Madrid, rather than being sold to raise funds for more big deals.

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And Trossard, a player capable of playing in a variety of attacking positions, is also still in Arteta’s plans and is even in talks to extend his contract until 2029.

But while they are seemingly safe from the chop, a handful of other first-team stars are available for transfer including Fabio Vieira, who will return to Arsenal after spending the 2024-25 campaign on loan with his former club, FC Porto.

It emerged last week that they will not be pursuing a permanent deal for a player who flourished for them in the Portuguese Primeira Liga previously.

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Other players who could depart Arsenal this summer include Reiss Nelson and Oleksandr Zinchenko, both of whom earn in excess of £100,000-a-week according to the same report. Both players have been linked with Fulham while Zinchenko is also understood to have suitors in Europe.

Albert Sambi Lokonga and Jakub Kiwior are the other two stars mentioned as potential outgoings – even though Kiwior impressed during the back end of last season.

The Poland international is likely to find himself further down the pecking order, though, if Arsenal are successful in their pursuit of the Valencia defender, Cristhian Mosquera.

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