Arsenal transfer news: Eberechi Eze U-turn as Mikel Arteta warned over transfer error

Arsenal have enjoyed an active summer transfer window but still have more work to do in the market amid links to Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze and exits are still required

Little over three weeks remain for Arsenal to act in the transfer window. The Gunners are looking to form a squad capable of winning the Premier League and have already been busy.

The north Londoners have signed Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Cristhian Mosquera, Noni Madueke and Viktor Gyokeres already this summer. That has not stopped Mikel Arteta’s side being linked to the likes of Eberechi Eze however.

Outgoings are perhaps more likely. There is uncertainty over the likes of Fabio Vieira and Reiss Nelson, while Oleksandr Zinchenko and Leandro Trossard could yet stay after being widely linked with departures.

Andrea Berta’s first summer window has been a busy one, with new contracts agreed too. Ethan Nwaneri and Gabriel Magalhaes have both being tied down in recent weeks.

Mirror Football takes a look at the latest transfer news and rumours around the club.

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Transfer error?

Former Liverpool forward Dean Saunders believes Arsenal and Manchester United may have made an error by not ‘taking a chance’ on Darwin Nunez. The Gunners signed Viktor Gyokeres this summer, while the Red Devils look set to land Benjamin Sesko.

Uruguay forward Nunez is set to move to the Saudi Pro League with Al-Hilal and is preparing to undergo a medical before completing a £46million move. Saunders has questioned the decision more teams have not looked at the Liverpool forward.

“Nunez, he’s up for grabs. Would you rather not have Nunez than Sesko and Gyokeres?’ Saunders said on talkSPORT. “They paid a lot of money for them, and I thought, ‘He’s up for grabs.’ I would take a chance on him.”

Saunders added: “He’s got every finish in his locker, both feet, headers, he’s gone round the keeper, he’s slotted the keeper, he’s chipped the keeper, he’s scored from distance.

“We’ve seen him do every finish, but somehow he manages to conjure up a miss – I don’t know how many times he hit the post and the crossbar last season. There’s definitely a player in there, you look at him and think, ‘What a handful he is to play against.’

“He scored a lot of goals for Benfica in his second season and a couple of seasons ago he got 20-odd for Liverpool. I wouldn’t be surprised if Nunez goes somewhere else and scores 20 goals next season.”

Eze latest

Arsenal are less likely to sign Eberechi Eze after Ethan Nwaneri signed a new contract. The Gunners are conscious of leaving room to provide the midfielder with playing time and ensuring a pathway for young star Max Dowman in the coming years, per football.london.

Discussions took place earlier in the transfer window around Crystal Palace star Eze. If the Gunners had not been successful in extending Nwaneri’s stay, the requirement to sign a central player in Eze’s mould would have been high on the agenda but now the north London side’s more pressing needs could be elsewhere.

Arsenal in talks

Brighton are in discussions with Arsenal over another loan deal for Lionesses hero Michelle Agyemang. The 19-year-old attacker, was the standout young player of Euro 2025 with her impact from the bench for England, was on looan with the Seagulls last term.

Arsenal are delighted with the player’s progress and are keen to ensure Agyemang continues to play regular football. The teen hit five goals in 22 appearances at Brighton last season and the south coast side are making good progress in negotiations for another loan agreement.

Brighton are currently regarded as frontrunners to re-sign Agyemang as the Gunners look to manage her development.

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