Arsenal line up move for free transfer as ‘negotiations’ underway with Euro 2024 winner

Arsenal are closing in on the signing of Bologna defender Riccardo Calafiori. The 22-year-old is set to sign a long-term contract and become their fourth summer arrival after Lucas Nygaard, David Raya and Tommy Setford joined earlier in the window. The Gunners are expected to pay around £42.5million for his services after impressing in Serie A and …

Arsenal can make £27.5m profit with dream Aaron Ramsdale transfer replacement

Arsenal may be able to make millions of pounds of profit should the club decide to cash in on Aaron Ramsdale. The Gunners goalkeeper’s future has been the subject of intense speculation in recent months. Ramsdale just completed his second season at the Emirates Stadium but has lost his place as a starter in Mikel Arteta’s team. David Raya has officially …

MIKEL ARTETA PRAISES ONE ARSENAL PLAYER IN FRIENDLY WIN OVER BOURNEMOUTH

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta commended backup goalkeeper Karl Hein for his “good performance” following Hein’s standout penalty shootout display in a pre-season friendly against Bournemouth. With first-choice goalkeepers David Raya and Aaron Ramsdale on a break after Spain and England respectively reached the Euro 2024 final, Hein stepped up as Arsenal’s senior goalkeeper during their …

Arsenal have three exciting transfer alternatives amid Fabio Vieira interest

Arsenal may have three options in the transfer market to replace Fabio Vieira this summer. Vieira has been heavily linked with a move away from the Emirates Stadium in recent weeks having struggled for game time last term. The midfielder made just 17 appearances for the Gunners last season with just three starts. Reports in recent days have linked Vieira …

Arsenal win, Fulham bargain – Emile Smith Rowe transfer verdict given amid £35m deal

Emile Smith Rowe’s time at Arsenal looks like it could be coming to an end. The 23-year-old looks set to move to Fulham in a deal worth around £35million – a transfer that would equal the Gunners’ record sale of Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Liverpool back in 2017. With a move edging closer, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta admitted …

Ideal Bukayo Saka alternative emerges as Mikel Arteta forced into Arsenal transfer rethink

Mikel Arteta has been given some new information about his Arsenal squad following opening friendly (Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Arsenal completed their first pre-season match of the United States tour and came away from the game having learned a lot more about the squad. Mikel Arteta was restricted in the squad he had …

Dani Olmo transfer twist puts Arsenal and Chelsea on red alert with opening bid already made

Dani Olmo has been linked with a move away from RB Leipzig this summer (Image: (Photo by Matt McNulty – UEFA/UEFA via Getty Images) The door has been left open for Arsenal and Chelsea to make a move for Dani Olmo with Barcelona’s latest bid for the RB Leipzig star set to be rejected. Olmo, …

Marquee Arsenal signing DONE, with final blockade swerved and star immediately uniting with Gunners

Riccardo Calafiori to Arsenal is done, as per Fabrizio Romano, as the insider has stated final talks over the prior sell-on fee between Bologna and Basel have come to a conclusion. Two seasons ago, the Gunners struggled at the back end, as the favoured defensive partnership of Gabriel and William Saliba were split up due …

Arsenal players show true colours in Bournemouth win to deliver Premier League title warning

Results are not important in pre-season, particularly when you’re missing a lot of your players. Arsenal’s pre-season tour of the USA got underway in the early hours of Thursday morning UK time, with the Gunners facing off against Bournemouth in Los Angeles. The match ended 1-1, with the Gunners winning a penalty shootout thanks to a couple …

Every word Mikel Arteta said on Emile Smith Rowe transfer, Calafiori deal and Nketiah’s future

It was only match one in pre-season, but there was plenty for Mikel Arteta to talk about after a 1-1 draw and subsequent penalty shootout win over Bournemouth in California. And it’s not just on the pitch where things are happening either, with Emile Smith Rowe failing to get any minutes and Riccardo Calafiori edging …