Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has been spotted embracing Mikel Arteta as the Gunners train in Los Angeles.
Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has been a busy man during the summer transfer window.
The American billionaire has heavily backed the Gunners, who have shelled out over £200million to bolster their squad in an attempt to close the gap on Premier League champions Manchester City. Versatile playmaker Kai Havertz was signed from Chelsea for £65million last month before Jurrien Timber was recruited from Ajax in a Ԁєɑł worth an initial £34.2million.
The Ԁєɑł for Timber was swiftly followed up with a club-record £105million move for Declan Rice, who was identified as Mikel Arteta’s first-choice target for midfield back in January. Now, Kroenke has been spotted alongside Arteta, watching the Spaniard’s squad train in Los Angeles during their pre-season tour of America.
The pair were pictured together hugging and having a chat, with some fɑɴȿ hoping they are discussing additional signings for the north Londoners. However, Arteta is much likelier focused on offloading players currently, with a number of fringe players likely to be sold in the coming weeks to trim the squad.
Nuno Tavares, Nicolas Pepe and Auston Trustyare all free to leave the Emirates Stadium this summer whilstfootball.londonunderstands that young strikerFolarin Balogun is also available at the right fee, with some ɾєρօɾτs suggesting that Arsenal value the the USMNT international at £50million.
Baloguntrained separately from the rest of theGunners squad on Mondayas the player was part of the group for their initial warm-ups and stretches before taking part in shuttle runs with a fitness coach on his own.football.londonunderstands that Inter Milan hold an interest in the 22-year-old, who wasn’t involved in the squad as Arsenal lost 2-0 to Manchester United in New Jersey on Saturday.
“We have some options up front and we wanted to load some players that’s why some players didn’t have any exposure but they will in the next game,” Arteta said after the match.
