Arsenal have already spent £200million in the summer transfer window following the arrivals of Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice at the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal have been handed a fresh £50million transfer dilemma this summer. The Gunners have already signed Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice in a £200million triple swoop to strengthen Mikel Arteta’s squad.
Thomas Partey is facing an uncertain future at the Emirates Stadium with Juventus and clubs from Saudi Arabia interested in signing the 30-year-old.football.londonunderstands thatthe Gunners would be open to selling this summerif a suitable offer were to come in.
Albert Sambi Lokonga is another midfielder that could be sold by Arsenal this summer after spєɴԀing the second half of last season on loan at Crystal Palace. If both players leave the Gunners, at least one replacement will be required to maintain quality squad depth in Arteta’s team.
The Spaniard is said to be targeting a new versatile forward and central midfielder as Arsenal look to close the gap to Manchester City in the Premier League. Southampton starRomeo Lavia is on the Gunners’ radarthis summer but the 19-year-old could cost a fee in the region of £50million.
Liverpool and Chelsea are also interested in Lavia – but so far no club has made a formal approach to the Saints for the Belgian midfielder. Manchester City can activate their option-to-buy clause in Lavia’s Southampton contract next year, which would see the 19-year-old return to the Etihad Stadium for just £40million, if he does not leave the Saints this summer.
However, Arsenal may be tempted to switch their focus from Lavia to Bayern Munich star Joshua Kimmich following recent ɾєρօɾτs. Spanish outletMarcaɾєρօɾτed in May that the north London club admired Kimmich, who has established himself as one of the Bundesliga’s most consistent performers over the last few years.
Now, Kicker journalist Georg Holzner hasclaimed that Bayern no longer considerthe German international as “untouchable” or “unsellable”. The Bavarian giants are open to discussing a potential transfer should they receive a high offer – with various ɾєρօɾτs suggesting a fee of £51million may be enough to convince the German giants to sell the 28-year-old.
Thomas Tuchel is said to be keen on signing a new holding midfielder this summer with Leon Goretzka also facing an uncertain future at the Allianz Arena. Kimmich has been linked with Barcelona, Liverpool, Arsenal and City in the past few months.
