Arsenal technical director Edu has been informed of how much to will cost the Gunners to sign Dominic Calvert-Lewin ahead of the upcoming transfer window. The north London outfit have been heavily linked with a move for the 25-year-old, with Mikel Arteta in the market for a striker this summer.
The England international endured an injury-plagued campaign, though he still managed to find the net five times for a struggling Everton side across 15 Premier League starts. Upon Calvert-Lewin's return from injury in the latter stages of the season, he impressed as he steered the Toffees clear of relegation.
According to the Daily Mail, the striker was initially valued at upwards of £60million. But, following a fractured toe in late August, The Telegraph have outlined that Calvert-Lewin is now expected to warrant a significantly smaller fee, with Arsenal able to save £10million on that figure should Edu engineer a deal.
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football.london understand that Gabriel Jesus and Tammy Abraham are among the shortlisted profiles who could arrive at Emirates Stadium this summer. The Manchester City striker in particular remains open to leaving the current Premier League champions, with his representative holding talks with Edu throughout the past few months.
Though, Arteta expects the Gunners to sign more than just a striker this summer. When asked if he expects another busy transfer window in terms of player recruitment, the Spaniard said: "I am expecting so, yes. I think both competitions [the Champions League and Europa League] require a much larger squad because the amount of games you play is much bigger in both, so I don’t think [which you qualify for] makes a lot of difference or changes a lot.
"If you can financially afford it and we don’t have to do the turnaround in the squad that we’ve had to do, if you ask me what I want it’s 22 outfield players and three goalkeepers. You have to come a long way in the aspects that you see on the pitch, it’s a lot of things that have to be put in place, and that takes time."
