Arsenal have spent well over £100million for the second successive summer and there remains more business to be done.
The Gunners continue to be linked with a number of players such as Lucas Paqueta, Youri Tielemans, Pedro Neto and Yeremy Pino. Technical director Edu has already bolstered Mikel Arteta's squad significantly with the arrivals of Matt Turner, Fabio Vieira, Marquinhos, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Gabriel Jesus.
Fringe players such as Bernd Leno and Lucas Torreira have secured permanent exits from the Emirates Stadium, whilst the likes of Nuno Tavares, Pablo Mari and Alex Runarsson have all sealed loan moves for the 2022/23 campaign. Nicolas Pepe, Hector Bellerin and Ainsley Maitland-Niles are all facing uncertain futures in north London as Arteta continues to demand more signings before the transfer deadline.
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Tielemans 'top of the list'
According to Fabrizio Romano, the Gunners could land Youri Tielemans this summer with the Belgium international unwilling to sign a contract renewal with Leicester.
Speaking on the Que Golazo podcast, he claimed that the 25-year-old remained "top of the list" for transfer targets, but Arsenal could make a move if outgoings from the club continue. At this stage, Arsenal are prepared to wait until Tielemans’ current contract expires to secure the Belgian on a free transfer, football.london understands.
Tielemans is now in the final year of his deal with the Foxes and has failed to indicate to the club that he wishes to extend his stay at the King Power Stadium.
Nicolas Pepe exit 'close'
Sacha Tavolieri has reported that OGC Nice are getting closer to the loan signing of Nicolas Pepe.
Pepe's agent Louis Ferrer shared a photo from Ligue 1 side Nice's Allianz Riviera Stadium on Sunday, with Footmercato reporting that the 27-year-old is "interested" in a loan move to Ligue 1 side OGC Nice after his agent held a meeting over a potential switch.
Meanwhile, RMC report that Pepe’s wages are the biggest obstacle to a move at the moment.
Yeremy Pino update
Spanish outlet AS have said that Arsenal have launched a £33.8million offer for Villarreal talent Yeremy Pino as manager Mikel Arteta looks to improve his options in the final third of the pitch.
Arsenal’s ‘interest is growing’ in Pino, according to CBS reporter Ben Jacobs, after Villarreal boss Unai Emery admitted if an acceptable bid should come in for the 19-year-old, then the club would 'have to accept'.
The four-cap Spain international is believed to have an €80m (£67.5m) release clause written into his contract, but Villarreal’s financial issues mean they could be willing to offload their prized asset in a cut-price deal.
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