After a quiet January transfer window, Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is planning for a significant squad overhaul in the summer.
TEAMtalk understands that the Gunners are planning to go big on new signings and a number of players could also leave the club.
Kieran Tierney has already reached a pre-contract agreement to return to former club Celtic and Jorginho has reportedly agreed terms with Flamengo for a free transfer.
We have taken a look at five other players who are fighting for their futures at the Emirates. Note: we’ve not included Takehiro Tomiyasu or Gabriel Jesus, who have both been ruled out for the rest of the 2024/25 season.
Oleksandr Zinchenko
Zinchenko joined Arsenal from Manchester City in the summer of 2022 and played a key role in turning Arteta’s side into title contenders.
But the arrival of Riccardo Calafiori and the emergence of Myles Lewis-Skelly has seen him plummet down the pecking order this season.
The Ukraine international has made just 14 appearances in all competitions in the 2024/25 campaign, only four of which have been starts.
He has also entered the final 18 months of his contract at the Emirates and there have been no talks over a possible extension.
Borussia Dortmund and Atletico Madrid were reportedly looking to sign the 28-year-old in the January transfer window but a move failed to materialise.
Zinchenko – who was a boyhood Arsenal fan – now has a chance to prove his worth to Arteta once again before the summer window opens.
Jakub Kiwior
Arsenal forked out an initial £17.5million and another further £3.5million in potential add-ons to sign Kiwior from Spezia in January 2023.
The versatile defender has been an able understudy to William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes at the heart of their defence, while also providing strong cover at full-back.
But he remains a bit-part player and has made just 16 appearances in all competitions in 2024/25, with only two starts in the Premier League.
As things stand, Arsenal are reportedly willing to let the Poland international leave in the summer if they receive an offer in the region of £20million.
He has been linked with several European clubs, including Juventus, AC Milan, Inter Milan, Napoli, Atalanta, Fiorentina, Bologna, Sevilla, Villarreal and Marseille.
The 25-year-old may get more opportunities before the end of the season as Arteta’s side battle for silverware on two fronts, and he will need to impress if he wants to save his Arsenal career.
Thomas Partey
One of the first signings of the Arteta era, Partey joined Arsenal from Atletico Madrid in the 2020 summer window for a fee of £45.3million.
The midfielder endured an injury-stricken campaign in 2023/24 but has been one of Arsenal’s standout performers in recent months.
