Arsenal have landed some major signings this summer but continue to be linked with Crystal Palace ace Eberechi Eze whilst Real Madrid could still offload Rodygo
Arsenal’s summer business has now seen them spend well over £200million but Mikel Arteta is prepared to continue scouring the market for new arrivals.
The Gunners are looking to end a run of three straight second place finishes and the club have been aggressive in the market, finally capturing the No 9 they’ve been looking for in Viktor Gyokeres. Martin Zubimendi is also a shrewd addition whilst Noni Madueke has joined from Chelsea.
Mikel Arteta is looking to add more firepower to a frontline that already includes the likes of Gabriel Martinelli, Kai Havertz and Bukayo Saka.
The Arsenal boss had claimed as recently as last week that his squad was lacking in depth and that Arsenal were “constantly looking in the market”. More signings could head to the Emirates – here’s the latest news from north London.
Gyokeres closes on debut
Arteta has confirmed Arsenal could give a debut to new summer signing Gyokeres but needed to assess his fitness levels before deciding whether to unleash him against north London rivals Tottenham on Thursday.
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Gyokeres completed his move to Arsenal over the weekend and the Swede was in attendance for the Gunners’ 3-2 win over Newcastle on Sunday. Since then he has been involved in training with his new Gunners’ team-mates, who will travel from Singapore to Hong Kong later today to continue their pre-season tour of Asia.
Gyokeres failed to report for pre-season with Sporting Lisbon amid his feud with the club as he looked to force a move away. He is now looking to get up to speed regarding his conditioning with the Premier League opener coming in mid-August.
Arsenal’s Eze issue
Arsenal’s business is far from done and Eberechi Eze continues to be on their radar but the Athletic claims a deal is only expected to be done if Crystal Palace lower their asking price. The England international has a £68million release clause at Selhurst Park, which Arsenal believe is too much.
Eze is in favour of a move across the Thames, Palace are under no financial pressure to sell – irrespective of which European competition they will be competing in.
The Gunners have been in the market for a wide forward and were looking to land Nico Williams from Athletic Bilbao before he commited his future to the Spanish side. Rodrygo has also been on their radar.
Rodrygo price drops
Talking of Rodrygo, Real Madrid are willing to reduce their £78m asking price for the Brazilian in the hope that Arsenal and Liverpool will reconsider signing him. The 24-year-old has been heavily linked with a move away from Los Blancos this summer having fallen down the pecking order.
The Brazilian is now waiting on a final decision from manager Xabi Alonso but Bernabeu chiefs continue to talk to potential suitors in the background and Real are ready to sell.
The issue for the Spanish side though is, given the length of the saga surrounding Rodrygo, both Arsenal and Liverpool have since moved on to new targets.
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