This summer, Arsenal spent £201 million on four new players: David Raya, Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber, and Declan Rice.
Mikel Arteta aims to strengthen Arsenal’s squad for their pursuit of major titles, including the Premier League and Champions League. Last season, a lack of squad depth and key player injuries prevented them from winning any silverware.
Arteta has reportedly signed Havertz from Chelsea to strengthen his attacking options and is now looking to add another forward player before the end of the month.
Sell to buy
According to a report, Arsenal plans to reduce their players to balance their books due to Financial Fair Play Regulations. Arteta is set to sell four fringe players to help fund a new forward.
The report states that Kieran Tierney, Rob Holding, Nicolas Pepe, and Nuno Tavares are deemed surplus and likely to depart from the Emirates Stadium before the window closes.
Arsenal’s Holding, Pepe, and Tavares were not in the 23-man squad that beat Nottingham Forest in their first game of the 2023/24 Premier League season on Saturday.
Although, Tierney and Holding are attracting interest from other clubs, with Holding linked to a loan move to Besiktas, Turkish giants earlier in the summer, which Arsenal declined.