ThePowerOfGeek

Introduction

Below is a list of transfer rumours for possible incoming transfers during the summer transfer window of 2025, along with some key pieces of information.

Likelihood

This is based on information at the time of last review, and brief reasoning is given for each rumour. But ultimately it's purely subjective. Values for this are:

• Very Unlikely
• Unlikely
• Possible
• Likely
• Very Likely

Trend

The direction in which the likelihood seems to be heading with recent developments.

• 🔼 = Move to us trending upwards
• 🔽 = Move to us trending downwards
• ➖ = No change in trend
• 🆕 = New transfer rumour

Last Updated

July 14, 2025

I will do my best to update this list every 3-4 days, time permitting.

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Players In

Confirmed Ins

• Kepa Arrizabalaga - Goalkeeper signed from Chelsea for £5m.
• Martin Zubimendi - Defensive midfielder signed from Real Sociedad for about £65m (with add-ons).
• Christian Norgaard - Defensive midfielder signed from Brentford for about £10m (excluding add-ons).

Potential Ins

Karim Adeyemi

• Positions: Right Wing
• Age: 23
• Current club: Borussia Dortmund
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Another day, another right winger is in the transfer shuffle. Though at around a £40m asking price, few reliable sources, and with Saka, Nwaneri, and Martinelli already good options on our right flank, this one seems a bit of a stretch.

Samu Aghehowa

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 21
• Current club: Porto
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Our name has been casually added to the long list of potential suitors for Porto's young Spanish/Nigerian striker. But there's no real substance to the rumours. So don't expect them to go anywhere unless something drastic changes.

Julián Alvarez

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 25
• Current club: Atletico Madrid
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - The former Man City forward has had a great season with Atletico. Idle chatter has it that we are interested in him (probably due to the Arteta/Man City connection). But Alvarez only signed with Atletico last season, and he's been saying he's happy in Spain and reticent to move back to the PL. So this one seems dead on arrival. There's been some recent talk of this one possibly having some legs to it. But it still seems unlikely.

Lucien Agoume

• Positions: Defensive Midfield
• Age: 23
• Current club: Sevilla
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Some idle chatter about this one, then it went quiet, and now it's started up again. With Zumbimendi coming in, Agoume would be seen as a replacement for the almost certainly departing Partey. But with Norgaard's arrival this one now seems unlikely.

Maghnes Akliouche

• Positions: Right Wing
• Age: 23
• Current club: Monaco
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Another new winger to appear on our transfer radar. But right now sources are very thin, and there's not even been any confirmation of an approach by us.

Carlos Augusto

• Positions: Left Back
• Age: 26
• Current club: Inter Milan
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Some rumours have emerged linking us to the dual Brazilian/Italian national. He wouldn't cost a fortune. But he's probably not too high on the shopping list, not least because Italian clubs are such a hassle to deal with when it comes to transfers.

Bradley Barcola

• Positions: Left Wing
• Age: 22
• Current club: Paris Saint-Germain
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Continuing the trend of us being linked with every left winger across Europe, Barcola has popped up on the rumour radar. This one seems unlikely just because PSG and their players are in a happy place right now, and there are most likely a dozen other candidates for this spot who are higher up Arteta and Berta's list.

Breno Bidon

• Positions: Central Midfield
• Age: 20
• Current club: Corinthians
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - The young Brazilian is now being linked to us as a relatively cheap emerging player. Sources are scant right now. But if this one did pan out, he probably wouldn't be one seeing a lot of immediate hours.

Eduardo Camavinga

• Positions: Defensive Midfield
• Age: 22
• Current club: Real Madrid
• Likelihood: Very Unlikely (2/10) ➖ - We're being linked with him, but it's hard to see Madrid parting with him for anything less than silly money. And it's unlikely he'd want to sit on the bench as an understudy to Zubimendi.

Marc Casadó

• Positions: Defensive Midfield
• Age: 21
• Current club: Barcelona
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - There's some new chatter that we are interested in one of Barcelona's young defensive midfielders. But unless he's being considered "one for the future", it's hard to see us going for him in a current first team berth when considering we are in the process of finalizing the Norgaard deal. Plus the sources for this one are pretty flimsy right now.

Nathan Collins

• Positions: Centreback
• Age: 24 Current club: Brentford
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Collins' name has come up recently as a possible incoming centreback. But there's no concrete sources, it's debatable whether Brentford would let him go on the cheap, and centreback doesn't seem like an especially high priority for us this summer.

Brahim Díaz

• Positions: Right Wing
• Age: 25 Current club: Real Madrid
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Questions have surfaced about whether Diaz has a future at Real Madrid. But in lieu of any concrete chatter, this one probably isn't going anywhere.

Anthony Elanga

• Positions: Right Wing
• Age: 23
• Current club: Nottingham Forest
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - One of Forest's star players has been rumoured to be leaving this summer, and our name has now entered the fray. But it seems unlikely considering his age and position. And other clubs are now a lot more keen on signing him.

Hugo Ekitike

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 23
• Current club: Eintracht Frankfurt
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Long a summer mainstay of the Newcastle, Liverpool, and Manchester United rumour mills, Ekitike is now showing up on our list as a possible alternative to Sesko, Gyökeres, Isak, et al. He has a very high price tag associated to him (£90m or more). So while some reasonable sources are suggesting Arteta and Berta see him as an option, the price tag seems like a show-stopper.

Eberechi Eze

• Positions: Left Wing, Attacking Midfield
• Age: 26
• Current club: Crystal Palace
• Likelihood: Likely (7/10) ➖ - The former Arsenal Academy player has been catching the eye of many clubs following a dazzling season with Palace. This one seemed like idle speculation until the end of June, when it really took off. But word from reliable sources is that we are now actively pushing for a transfer for about £60m-68m, with Eze being pursued as a third attacker (so, in addition to our striker and left winger needs). He is very keen on returning to his boyhood club - not least because his mate Agent Saka has been talking up the idea to him.

Martim Fernandes

• Positions: Right Back
• Age: 19
• Current club: Porto
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Another young emerging talent being linked to us is Fernandes. But credible sources are limited, and it doesn't seem like a position we really need reinforcing.

Malick Fofana

• Positions: Left Wing
• Age: 20
• Current club: Lyon
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Fofana is a latecomer to our rumour mill. But it seems unlikely Lyon would part ways with a young, talented player. Especially one still with 3 years left on his contract.

Alejandro Garnacho

• Positions: Attacking Midfield
• Age: 20
• Current club: Manchester United
• Likelihood: Very Unlikely (2/10) ➖ - He wants to leave, and Manchester United wants him gone. Some idle rumours have linked Garnacho to us. And right now per Romano it's looking very likely he will be moving to another Premier League club. Rumours linking us to him have gone silent over the last couple of weeks, and he seems to be heading elsewhere in the PL.

Anthony Gordon

• Positions: Left Wing
• Age: 24
• Current club: Newcastle
• Likelihood: Possible (5/10) ➖ - One of Newcastle's gems, he is formidable down the left wing. It seemed unlikely Newcastle would part with him, especially to a PL rival. There's lots of chatter that they are open to him leaving, and that we are interested in him. However, we haven't made a formal approach.

Marc Guehi

• Positions: Centreback
• Age: 24
• Current club: Crystal Palace
• Likelihood: Very Unlikely (2/10) ➖ - We've been casually linked with him in the past, and now we are being linked again - along with several other clubs. But our priorities seem to lay elsewhere in this position. And Guehi wants guaranteed match time that we can't really give him.

Viktor Gyökeres

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 26
• Current club: Sporting CP
• Likelihood: Very Likely (9/10) 🔼 - The saga is nearly over! After painfully long and protracted negotiations which saw Gyökeres going to war with Sporting's new director over a gentleman's promise that he felt the club has reneged on, we are in the final throes. Per Romano, Gyökeres gave up some salary from Sporting, his agent reduced their commission, and Arsenal and Sporting met in the middle on fixed transfer fee vs add-ons. Ornstein and Romano are now saying we are on the verge of completing this signing.

Jorrel Hato

• Positions: Left Back, Centreback
• Age: 19
• Current club: Ajax
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - We were linked with his last summer, and here we are again. It seemed at first this was just a confused or lazy pundit resurrecting old gossip. But now some substance has emerged to this fresh rumour. Hato can play at either left back or centreback, and the assumption is that this versatility is appreciated, with him filling in at either position regardless of Myles Lewis-Skelly having just signed a new contract. But we would be fighting against several other clubs to sign the talented youngster. And the gossip is that he wants assurances of match time that we can't guarantee.

Alexander Isak

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 25
• Current club: Newcastle
• Likelihood: Very Unlikely (2/10) ➖ - Oh what could have been! We had the chance to sign him a few years ago, but passed on him. He's now become a massive talent and Newcastle's most prized player, and they wouldn't part with him for absolutely silly money, no matter how much Arteta would love to add him to our squad.

Nicolas Jackson

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 24
• Current club: Chelsea
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - We seem to have truly entered peak silly season. A new rumour to surface is that we're now interested in Chelsea's mercurial striker, who looks to have fallen down the pecking order with the arrival of Liam Delap at Stanford Bridge. We do have a tendency to go for Chelsea players, so it's not inconceivable. But it's hard to see Jackson being the kind of player Arteta would go out of his way to recruit.

Konstantinos Karetsas

• Positions: Attacking Midfield
• Age: 17
• Current club: KRC Genk
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - The young Greek attacking midfield has suddenly popped up on our transfer radar. Lots of chatter but not many very solid sources. At 17, he'd surely be coming in as a longer-term player who would be incubating for a season or two in the Academy. Talk on this one has gone cold.

Bilal El Khannouss

• Positions: Attacking Midfield
• Age: 21
• Current club: Leicester City
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - He had a great season with a struggling Leicester, who may now be open to cashing in on him in their bid to bounce back to the Premier League. He's currently valued at around £30 million, which isn't too bad. Rumours persisted for a while that we are currently working on a contract with him. But they have now grown cold. And we have other candidates ahead of him.

Takefusa Kubo

• Positions: Right Wing
• Age: 23
• Current club: Real Sociedad
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - The young Japan international is now on the transfer rumours radar, with us and Liverpool being listed as possible targets. But sources are flimsy right now, so it's hard to see this one as more than just casual spitballing or agent hyping at the moment.

Aymeric Laporte

• Positions: Centreback
• Age: 31 Current club: Al-Nassr FC
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - The former Manchester City player is rumoured to be leaving the Middle East, with us listed as a possible location. The Arteta/Manchester City connection could merit some attention, and it's possible we might come in as a backup centreback. But the chatter on this one has gone very cold.

Rafael Leão

• Positions: Left Wing
• Age: 25
• Current club: AC Milan
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Might be out of favour in Milan and looking to move on. There's talk that Berta has been in talks with Milan over a move for him. Chatter has increased a bit over the last couple of days. But there's still not a whole lot to go on here, and hasn't been for a while now.

Kang-in Lee

• Positions: Right Wing
• Age: 24
• Current club: Paris Saint-Germain
• Likelihood: Very Unlikely (2/10) ➖ - It's baffling how as soon as a big club wins a major trophy the rumours start to swirl that they are now going to dismantle most of their successful team. This is a good example. There's some unsubstantiated gossip that we are now in for their right winger. But it makes no sense why he'd want to leave PSG right now. So this one seems pretty dubious.

Giovanni Leoni

• Positions: Centreback
• Age: 18
• Current club: Parma
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - The arrival of Calafiori and Berta has apparently meant it's open season on further Italian transfer rumours. This one is a young'un who the whispers say we are hoping to lure away. There's not much to go on right now, and the rumour mill has dried up over the last week or two.

Ademola Lookman

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 27
• Current club: Atalanta
• Likelihood: Possible (5/10) ➖ - He's looking to move on from Atalanta, apparently. He's English, has decent experience, and wouldn't break the bank. Talk had died down on this one for weeks. But it's recently picked up again, possibly because of the ongoing problems signing either Gyökeres or Sesko. However, it's still likely he's not at the top of our 'Plan B' strikers list.

Noni Madueke

• Positions: Right Wing, Left Wing
• Age: 23 Current club: Chelsea
• Likelihood: Very Likely (9/10) 🔼 - Even if a lot of gooners aren't enthused by this deal (with some very sadly giving the player some nasty abuse online), Arteta really likes him, and Chelsea are willing to part with him for the right price. According to numerous sources, terms have now been agreed with both the player and with Chelsea. The noticeable gap in valuations has been overcome, and Romano has issued a confident "here we go". The only remaining piece is the official announcement.

Bryan Mbeumo

• Positions: Right Wing
• Age: 25
• Current club: Brentford
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - He's been on fire for Brentford this season, and is a consistent threat down the right wing. Latest talk, including from Romano, is that we are interested in him and monitoring his situation. However, the latest news is that he's chosen Man United over us for his new club. Although that deal has apparently now stalled, it's doubtful we will go for him at this point.

Yankuba Minteh

• Positions: Right Wing
• Age: 20
• Current club: Brighton & Hove Albion
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Yet another new right winger to be mentioned as a potential transfer target of us. He had a decent season and is presumably might be seen as one for the future. But as with other names, the sources for this rumour are lightweight at the moment.

Cristhian Mosquera

• Positions: Centreback
• Age: 20
• Current club: Valencia
• Likelihood: Likely (7/10) 🔼 - Rumours about our pursuit of Mosquera surged up quickly and then went on hold. The young right-footed defender is being seen as one for the future, and can play at either right central defense or at right back. Mosquera is described as "physically imposing", and despite his young age has 90 La Liga appearances to his name. Our initial offer for him was rejected, but another is expected... once the Gyökeres saga has concluded.

Christos Mouzakitis

• Positions: Central Midfield
• Age: 18
• Current club: Olympiacos Piraeus
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - The young midfielder has been mentioned recently as a possible target for us. Presumably he'd be considered one for the future, although he probably would cost around £9m, which seems a bit more than we usually pay for teenagers. Sources are still a bit sparse on this one too.

Evan Ndicka

• Positions: Centreback
• Age: 25
• Current club: Roma
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Another name being linked to us is Roma's Ivory Coast central defender. But the likes of Mosquera and Hato seem more likely from a profile perspective. Ndicka would surely be expecting a starting berth, which isn't going to happen with Saliba and Big Gabi still around. Also, no real good sources on this one, which adds to the doubts.

Dorgeles Nene

• Positions: Left Wing
• Age: 22
• Current club: RB Salzburg
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - The young Salzburg player is the latest left winger to be linked to us. He would definitely be an affordable option, and his stats for last season were very good - albeit in a weaker European league. But he doesn't seem to have quite the right age and performance profile to fit Arteta's plans. And sources for this one are pretty thin at the moment.

Antonio Nusa

• Positions: Left Wing
• Age: 20
• Current club: Leipzig
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - The young Swiss/Nigerian winger has recently been linked with us. But not many credible sources.

Pepê

• Positions: Right Wing
• Age: 28
• Current club: Porto
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - No, not that Pepe (he's retired). And not Nicolas Pepe either. We're talking about Porto's current Brazilian winger. There's a bit of new chatter suggesting we are sizing him up as competition for Saka. He's probably in the right age bracket, and his current contract is nearing its end. But this one is still unsubstantiated, and could just be agents stirring up false interest as a way of getting a new contract with his current club.

Igor Paixão

• Positions: Left Wing
• Age: 24
• Current club: Feyenoord
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Another left winger, another Brazilian. He checks the boxes in several areas, but only low-grade chatter right now from a few sources, and even that has quietened down this week.

Emanuele Rao

• Positions: Left Wing
• Age: 19
• Current club: SPAL
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - The young Italian winger has been linked to us. But given his current age and level he would surely be one for the future, not really for next season. And talk has gone cold now.

Alexsandro Ribeiro

• Positions: Centreback
• Age: 25
• Current club: Lille
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Another Brazilian centreback being linked to us from Lille, presumably as a replacement to a possibly outgoing Kiwior. But no serious sources. It's hard to see much credibility on this one when it seems like a carbon copy of the Big Gabi transfer.

Rodrygo

• Positions: Right Wing
• Age: 24
• Current club: Real Madrid
• Likelihood: Possible (5/10) 🔼 - This is an interesting one. Very reliable sources claim we are very keen on signing him. His wages aren't insurmountable, and his transfer fee is less than one would expect. He was keeping tight-lipped about a possible exit from Madrid. But in Club World Cup matches Alonso has made it clear Rodrygo isn't really in his future plans - much to the disappointment of the player. Talk of a move to Inter Miami didn't materialize. And some sources are saying we are now his preferred destination.

Morgan Rogers

• Positions: Left Wing
• Age: 22
• Current club: Aston Villa
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - He's apparently being discussed as an option for our left wing after catching the eye with Villa this season. But it's hard to see Emery or his club giving the green light for the exit of such a promising young player. And now several clubs are swirling in the rumour mill for him.

Jadon Sancho

• Positions: Left Wing
• Age: 25
• Current club: Chelsea
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - The English winger has become a bit of a nomad in the world of football, switching from club to club but not really finding a home. And now there's some chatter that we are interested in him. No doubt Chelsea wouldn't mind selling him. But the price tag would be very high, so this one seems a bit doubtful.

Leroy Sane

• Positions: Right Wing
• Age: 29
• Current club: Bayern Munich
• Likelihood: Very Unlikely (2/10) ➖ - Chatter was that the winger is looking to move on from Bayern Munich after falling down the pecking order there. But his wages always made that look unlikely. We held off on any serious interest, and he now looks set to move to Turkey.

Andrey Santos

• Positions: Central Midfield
• Age: 21
• Current club: Chelsea
• Likelihood: Very Unlikely (2/10) ➖ - He's impressed on loan at Strasbourg. But it always seemed very unlikely that Chelsea will sell the young Brazilian to a big rival. And now he's announced he wants to stay in West London.

Benjamin Sesko

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 21
• Current club: RB Leipzig
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Despite him signing a new contract with Leipzig last summer, apparently we are still interested and may even be informal negotiations for him. Arteta was very keen on him, and rumour had it that it would be either him or Gyökeres coming in. Despite our active attempts to pursue him, demands from club and/or player about transfer fee/wages seem to have scuppered this deal. And we are now all-in on Gyökeres.

Xavi Simons

• Positions: Attacking Midfield
• Age: 22
• Current club: RB Leipzig
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - We can call this the 'Sesko Effect'. Just like last summer we're being linked to Simons, arguably because with the possibility of Sesko leaving Leipzig they are perceived as a 'selling club'. But even without a European contest, if Sesko leaves it's hard to see Simons (and other players) also leaving Leipzig.

Igor Tyjon

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 17
• Current club: Blackburn Rovers
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - This candidate would definitely be one for the future, and wouldn't feature in our first team for a year or two. The young English/Polish forward was being associated to us, but the chatter as gone cold recently.

Vladyslav Vanat

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 23
• Current club: Dynamo Kyiv
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - An intriguing new rumour involves Dynamo's young striker joining us, presumably as a back-up. He wouldn't cost too much and has a decent goals to matches ratio. Right now there aren't too many solid sources for this one. But it's the kind of deal you could see Arteta and Berta making.

Dušan Vlahović

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 25
• Current club: Juventus
• Likelihood: Possible (4/10) 🔼 - More evidence that time is a closed loop is that we're being linked to Vlahović yet again. This one just feels like very tired pundits plucking a name off an article from bygone years without checking the date. Some new chatter that he might be a backup if the Gyökeres deal falls through. It's possible but nothing more.

Ollie Watkins

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 29
• Current club: Aston Villa
• Likelihood: Possible (4/10) ➖ - The ship appeared to sail on this one last winter, when we went in for him but were rebuffed (to the annoyance of the player, apparently). However, Watkins is now being seen as the back-up option for Sesko and Gyokeres. And as those deals have now stalled, this one was coming back to life. But it's grown quiet again this week, and Manchester United are now pushing for him instead as an affordable option for their somewhat limited coffers.

Yoane Wissa

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 28
• Current club: Brentford
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Honestly surprised we haven't been linked to Wissa before now. He's had 2 or 3 good seasons with Brentford, is on the last year of his contract, and is a consistent Premier League performer. And rumour is that we are now being linked to him. His age might be a sticking point, but at around £27 million, the fee isn't insane, comparatively. It seems likely if we did go for him he would be brought in as a supplemental striker. But the chatter has quietened right down, and he's likely to either stay with Brentford or go elsewhere in the Premier League.

Kenan Yıldız

• Positions: Left Wing
• Age: 20
• Current club: Juventus
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - The young Turkish international has appeared on our radar. He'd be a bit pricier than some other winger options, but still not too bad. This one has disappeared from the radar now though.

Warren Zaïre-Emery

• Positions: Central Midfield, Defensive Midfield
• Age: 19
• Current club: Paris Saint-Germain
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖- The young midfielder is now being talked about as a possible replacement for Partey. But it's hard to see PSG letting a young talent go after they just won the European Cup. And even if they did, apparently he's higher on the list for several other clubs.

Former Potential Ins

• Kepa Arrizabalaga - Signed for us!
• Liam Delap - Signed for Chelsea.
• Mohammed Kudus - Has signed or will be signing for the spuds.
• Joan Garcia - Signed for Barcelona.
• Jamie Gittens - Signed for Chelsea.
• Emiliano Martinez - Won't be signing for us now that we've signed Kepa.
• Kaoru Mitoma - Has publicly indicated he wants to stay with Brighton.
• Antoine Semenyo - Extended contract to stay with Bournemouth.
• Nico Williams - Signed a new contract with Athletic Bilbao (much to everyone's surprise).

Players Out

Confirmed Outs (Permanent Departures):

• Jorginho - Signed for Flamenco after winning our hearts over the last few years.
• Marquinhos - Signed permanently for Cruzeiro.
• Neto - Loan ended, and he returned to Bournemouth.
• Thomas Partey - Contract expired and player refused an extension.
• Raheem Sterling - Loan ended, and he returned to Chelsea.
• Nuno Tavares - Bought by Lazio for peanuts after a surprisingly good loan spell there.
• Kieran Tierney - Heading back to Celtic. Godspeed Tesco Roadman! You will be missed!
• Takehiro Tomiyasu - Contract ended by mutual consent. Good luck Tomi!

Potential Outs List

Karl Hein

• Positions: Goalkeeper
• Likelihood: Likely (7/10) ➖ - He seemed destined to be leaving, then he was staying. But now with Kepa now signed, it's hard to see Hein - Estonia's first choice goalkeeper - wanting to stay as a third choice at Arsenal.

Jakub Kiwior

• Positions: Left Back, Central Defence
• Likelihood: Possible (6/10) ➖ - He's coveted by some Serie A teams, and despite some good appearances for the injured Gabriel, he seems destined to be a rotation/back-up choice. But despite lots of conjecture, there have been no real rumours of anyone coming in for him.

Reiss Nelson

• Positions: Right Wing
• Likelihood: Very Likely (9/10) ➖ - We couldn't offload him last summer so he instead went on loan to Fulham, where he barely featured. It seems extremely unlikely he has a path into our first team at this late stage in his career, especially with only a year left on his current contract. But who is willing to sign him? Maybe Bournemouth?

Ethan Nwaneri

• Positions: Attacking Midfield, Right Wing
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) 🔽 - The perennial chatter about our latest Hale End star leaving is swirling again. This is basically due to an improved contract not having been finalized with him yet. But he is apparently happy with us, and he made tremendous progress last season after being given ample opportunities. His camp needs some assurances about match time for next season with some of the incoming players. Several vultures are lurking again, but the latest word is that he's on the verge of signing a new contract with us.

Albert Sambi Lokonga

• Positions: Defensive Midfield, Central Midfield
• Likelihood: Likely (7/10) ➖ - He's definitely not in Arteta's plans for next season after some underwhelming performances for us last season (or was it the season before?!) And after another underwhelming loan spell abroad, it seems inevitable we will try to offload him before his contract expires next summer - either in a permanent deal or via another loan spell. The question is: who will come in for him? So far, nobody.

Gabriel Martinelli

• Positions: Left Wing, Right Wing
• Likelihood: Possible (4/10) 🔽 - There's been a surge of talk about Fast Gabi perhaps leaving us - especially with the Rodrygo rumours building. Some question his finishing ability, although nobody can doubt his work rate and directness. The Saudis have been interested in him. But he's doesn't want to go there and is happy to stay. And if Trossard leaves it seems unlikely we'd let Fast Gabi go too.

Leandro Trossard

• Positions: Left Wing, Right Wing, Attacking Midfield, Striker
• Likelihood: Likely (7/10) 🔼 - There's been some chatter that we are looking to offload Trossard 'for the right price'. However, there's also been solid rumours that we want to increase his salary while not extending the duration of the current contract. However, lately the pendulum has moved towards him not liking such an offer and wanting more match time elsewhere. There were brief negotiations with Fenerbahce, but latest work is the Turkish club has now pulled out. However, a few other big clubs are apparently now pursuing him. And he has not requested to leave according to some sources.

Fabio Vieira

• Positions: Right Wing, Attacking Midfield
• Likelihood: Possible (6/10) ➖ - After flashes of brilliance last year combined with many mediocre substitute appearances, he went on loan back to Portugal. There he has not set the world alight, although he did end the season there pretty well. Arteta might be done with him at this point, but it's hard to tell at the moment. And whether a viable club will come in for him is also unknown.

Oleksandr Zinchenko

• Positions: Left Back, Defensive Midfield
• Likelihood: Possible (6/10) ➖ - He's become a bench warmer this season, having been displaced by the amazing Myles Lewis-Skelly. And Zinky doesn't seem to have a path back into the first team. He's now being linked with a move to either West Ham, Fulham, or to a foreign club.

Confirmed Loans

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WOMEN'S TEAM

Players In

Confirmed Ins

• Chloe Kelly - Left winger signs a permanent deal, coming home from Manchester City after a successful loan spell with us.
• Taylor Hinds - Fullback signers a permanent deal, coming home after five seasons with Liverpool.

Potential Ins

Anneke Borbe

• Positions: Goalkeeper
• Age: 24
• Current club: Free Agent
• Likelihood: Possible (4/10) ➖ - Borbe, formerly of Wolfsburg, is available as a free agent. And the latest talk is that we are in the process of picking her up on a long-term contract.

Olivia Smith

• Positions: Striker
• Age: 20
• Current club: Liverpool
• Likelihood: Very Likely (9/10) ➖ - This one has come out of nowhere and shocked everyone. A record signing for English women's football will see the phenomenal young Canadian star move to the Arsenal for £1m. We're now just waiting for the official announcement.

Keira Walsh

• Positions: Midfielder
• Age: 28
• Current club: Manchester City
• Likelihood: Unlikely (3/10) ➖ - Rumoured to be linked to a move to us this summer.

Former Potential Ins

• Ellie Carpenter - Joined Chelsea instead.

Players Out

Confirmed Outs

• Teyah Goldie
• Lina Hurtig - Heading out, possibly to Fiorentina.
• Amanda Ilestedt

Potential Outs List

• Beth Mead - Contract is about to expire
• Victoria Pelova - Contract is about to expire
• Laura Weinroither - Not getting regular minutes

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ACADEMY

Confirmed Outs

Men's Academy (Permanent Departures)

• Nathan Butler-Oyedeji - Contract expiring and not being renewed.
• Reece Clairmont - Contract expiring and not being renewed.
• Khayon Edwards - Contract expiring and not being renewed.
• Jakai Fisher - Contract expiring and not being renewed.
• Romari Forde - Contract expiring and not being renewed.
• Jimi Gower - Contract expiring and not being renewed.
• Jack Henry-Francis - Contract expiring and not being renewed.
• Max Kuczynski - Contract expiring and not being renewed.
• Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand - Contract expiring and not being renewed.
• Ismail Oulad M’Hand - Contract expiring and not being renewed.
• Brian Okonkwo - Contract expiring and not being renewed.
• Elian Quesada-Thorn - Contract expiring and not being renewed.
• Zacariah Shuaib - Contract expiring and not being renewed.

Confirmed Ins

Men's Academy (Arrivals)

• Marcell Washington - The left back son of Ryan Bertrand has been picked up from Chelsea's academy after they did not offer him a contract.

Confirmed As Signing Professional Contracts

• Louie Copley
• Cam'ron Ismail
• Will Sweet