Arsenal have a tight transfer deadline if Mikel Arteta wants new signings before the Premier League opener against Wolves.
In just under two weeks, the Gunners will kick off their 2024/25 campaign and thus far only one new senior arrival, in Riccardo Calafiori, has been confirmed. The Real Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino remains a summer target with a major update on a final transfer decision now coming to light.
Manchester City star Julian Alvarez is another to have been linked to an Emirates Stadium switch with several other interested parties having already made contact with his camp. Elsewhere, Eddie Nketiah could seal a departure from his boyhood club with Marseille chasing his signature and now a huge hint has been dropped.
Alvarez talks
According to Spanish outlet Mundo Deportivo, Fernando Hidalgo is due to fly to England to speak with Manchester City officials this week. Atletico Madrid are said to be keen to sign the striker, who is thought to have a £60m price tag.
Paris Saint-Germain have also been linked with Alvarez – as well as Arsenal and Chelsea, who are both looking for a striker. City have sold Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus to the Gunners in recent years while Cole Palmer moved to Stamford Bridge last summer.
