What Arsenal Need in The Transfer Window: Every Position Analysed Ahead of Busy Summer For Edu | SportEarly

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Arsenal are planning a big reshuffle to there squad and the world team generally this summer window and fight for the EPL title.

Granit Xhaka is likely to be the first among all to bow out of the team despite his impressive performances for Switzerland at this summers' Euros.

Juventus are reportedly interested, although the player has his heart set on a move to Roma to link up with Jose Mourinho and you would imagine that deal will speed up now that he no longer has international commitments.
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Loanees from last season Matteo Guendouzi and Lucas Torreira are also likely to go after being deemed surplus to requirements by Arteta.

Guendouzi, who fell foul of his manager's strict approach to discipline, is being heavily linked with a move to Marseille, while Torreira is being linked with a move back to Serie A with Lazio after a difficult period of personal issues.

Fellow loanee Joe Willock looks set to stay however, after an impressive loan spell with Newcastle that saw him become the youngest player in Premier League history to score in seven consecutive matches.

Steve Bruce had promised to "test Arsenal's resolve" with some transfer bids this summer but unless an impossible bid to turn down comes in, Arteta has said that he sees Willock in his plans for years to come.

Mohamed Elneny's future however, is slightly less certain. The Egyptian has just one year remaining on his current deal with the Gunners and said that he would be happy to sign an extension if offered. However, talks over a new deal have stalled and it's unclear what lies in store for him this summer.

Arsenal are already in the market for a more experienced central midfield recruitment with Xhaka's likely departure and if Elneny were to leave you imagine that would move up the list of priorities.

Arsenal director Edu, has his hands well and genuinely full as he tries to follow through on the "heartless" squad upgrade that Mikel Arteta guaranteed after Arsenal neglected to meet all requirements for European competitions without precedent for a fourth time in a century. 

Some movement has effectively started with four individuals from last season's squad, Mat Ryan, David Luiz, Dani Ceballos and Martin Odegaard - all having left. 

In the mean time Dinos Mavropanos has additionally re-joined Stuttgart on loan with a view to a perpetual move, yet at this point there have been no approaches at the Emirates.

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Considering the fact and look out of positions the Gunners are probably going to address in this transfer window and what could bring about: 

Goalkeeper

As far as numbers alone Arsenal are needing something like one new brilliant goalkeeper in the squad.

They were keen on signing Mat Ryan after his great loan spell from Brighton in the second half of last season, however the Australian is supposedly set to join Real Sociedad where he gets the opportunity to be a main keeper. 

Runar Alex Runarsson is still at the club, yet subsequent to substantiating himself to not be up to standard last season the Iceland man is surplus to requirements and could leave either for all time or borrowed.

Sheffield United's Aaron Ramsdale has been connected while David Raya of Brentford and Newcastle's Freddie Woodman have both been taken a gander at previously. 

Arrangements for the last two would appear to be more outlandish, however given that Brentford won't have any desire to lose their best option keeper in front of their lady Premier League mission and Woodman's dad Andy left his job as Arsenal's lead institute goalkeeping mentor. 

Nonetheless, the circumstance turns out to be marginally more muddled when you think about how conceivable it is that Bernd Leno could leave too. 

SportEarly comprehends that the German is available to withdrawing from Emirates later this summer and with only two years left on his agreement Arsenal would release him. 

If this somehow managed to happen then they would almost certainly reignite their advantage in Ajax's Andre Onana. The Cameroon global had his medications boycott decreased so he can play again by November and would be accessible without breaking the bank this late summer given that he has only one year left on his contract at the Johan Cruyff Arena. 

Nonetheless, no bid has come in for Leno yet and the Gunners are probably not going to go into the market for two goalkeepers this mid year except if one goes.

Center back 

Center back has really been one of only a handful few positions where Arsenal have been quite dynamic effectively in the transfer window up to this point.

As referenced before David Luiz and Dinos Mavropanos have both left the club, while youngster Mark McGuinness and Zech Medley have left the club for all time for Cardiff and KV Oostende individually and Daniel Ballard has joined Milwall on loan.

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They have additionally submitted offers for Brighton's Ben White this late summer and are getting it accepted to be high in the area of £50m for the England worldwide.

Should that arrangement be finished it brings up significant issues over the eventual fate of William Saliba, who might doubtlessly be behind White and Rob Holding for the right sided center half spot.

The Frenchman was required to be allowed an opportunity to battle for a spot in Arteta's squad, a year from now in pre-season and subsequent to pulling out from his country's squad for the Tokyo Olympics it appeared like he had his heart set on taking it.

In any case, ongoing reports have arisen that he is set to join Marseille for the third advance spell of his Arsenal profession. In spite of certain bits of gossip that there is a buyout provision of around only €10m in that bargain and later accept that the player will get back to the Emirates toward the finish of that spell. 

While Arsenal are know to always acceptable loan offers as of late, especially since Ben Knapper took over as advance supervisor, you need to ask why, if this most recent period away from the club is really for Saliba's turn of events, he hasn't been shipped off a Premier League club where he can adjust himself to the English game and dazzle fans who will actually want to watch him all the more consistently.

Right back

Some portion of Ben White's appeal to Arteta is his flexibility and the England global has played central midfield, right back and surprisingly right wing back under Graham Potter at Brighton this season. 

Yet, with the Saliba choice and the sum the Gunners are paying for White you would accepted that he will be most consistently handled in his favored position. 

That implies that Arsenal's quest for a right back is still especially alive. 

You may well question why the club are watching out for a major part in this position given that they in fact have four at the club. 

Well apparently Arteta is resolved to recreating the rearranged full back his tutor Pep Guardiola has utilized so effectively at Manchester City and Bayern Munich before that. 

Given that Kieran Tierney's qualities lie in covering and making chances in the last third the onus is on the right back to satisfy the job of floating infield to help the development play and give guarded cover. 

Arteta attempted to get Hector Bellerin to do this last season, yet it's anything but the 26-year-old's normal game and thus he looks set to leave this late summer with clubs in Spain and Italy inspired by him.

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One player who appears to be more fit to the position is Ainsley Maitland-Niles, yet the England global has his heart set on playing in central midfield.

It's anything but a troublesome time as of late for the Maitland-Niles, who was as of late engaged with a genuine auto crash however fortunately emerged from it safe. 

In a meeting last month he said that he might want some correspondence from Edu and Arteta about whether or not they see him in their arrangements going ahead, and conceded that he would be available to leaving Arsenal in the event that it came to it this mid year.

Chambers was something of a neglected man subsequent to going through almost a year out with an ACL injury however returned the second half of last season to pretty much build up himself as the best option directly back at the Emirates. It looks like this structure has acquired him a spot in Arteta's squad next season. 

The England protector's resurgence came to the detriment of Cedric who began only twice after the March worldwide break. 

The Portugal worldwide's drop down the hierarchy may appear to demonstrate that he could leave this late summer, however subsequent to signing on a long term bargain as a free transfer from Southampton toward the start of last season it is hard to see the 29-year-old continuing ahead except if something uncommon occurs. 

In light of this current almost certainly, Cedric and Chambers will be in the squad going into next season leaving Arsenal with two right backs. 

Tyler Adams of RB Lepzig and Sassuolo's Mert Muldur have both been connected, yet it's difficult to see those arrangements emerging if the Gunners are as of now loaded in the position, especially given that they just play in three contests next season.

Left back

This one is undeniably more basic and is by all accounts pretty much done and cleaned. 

Not having appropriate cover for Kieran Tierney last season cost Arsenal beyond all doubt when the Scottish worldwide was inaccessible for the last phases of last season. 

Who's to say how things might have ended up in the event that he had been accessible for the Europa League semi-finals against Villarreal. 

They appear to be resolved not to allow that to happen again however and are set to finish an arrangement to sign Nuno Tavares from Benfica after the Portuguese protector was seen at Lisbon air terminal getting ready to load onto a trip to London to get his continue onward Friday in evident exchange window style. 

The arrangement bodes well as Tavares is allegedly simply going to cost around £7m and is adequately youthful to consider an under-21 player for the crew enlistment in next season's Premier League, which means he won't take up an unfamiliar player spot in the 25-man list.

His appearance should see the flight of Sead Kolasinac who got back from his advance spell at Schalke in the wake of being not able to save his childhood club from Bundelisga assignment.

Onto the space of the pitch where Arsenal are presumably going to be the most bustling this mid year. 

Dani Ceballos has effectively left the club to get back to Real Madrid, while Ben Sheaf has made his advance move to Coventry perpetual and they are expected to be followed by several other names out of the exit door.

Reports suggest that they have shown interest in Manuel Locatelli although Juventus are in pole position to sign the Sassuolo player.

Ruben Neves of Wolves has been linked, while the club are also tracking Yves Bissouma as a potential partner for Thomas Partey.

Any recruit will come into the club along with Albert Sambi Lokonga who is expected to complete his move from Anderlecht imminently.

While the 21-year-old is highly rated he is unlikely to be a starter week-in-week-out for the Gunners next season, making another acquisition even more likely.

Attacking Midfield

Arguably the most important position for Arsenal to strengthen in this summer is in the creative midfield department.

Not finding anyone to effectively replace Mesut Ozil in the squad cost the Gunners during the early part of last season. Willian was supposed to fill that creative role, but the 32-year-old was so underwhelming in his first campaign at the Emirates that it looks highly likely that it may also have been his last.

There is no coincidence that the arrival of Emile Smith Rowe into the side happened at the same time as their upturn in form around the festive period.

The 20-year-old will be in the squad next season despite interest from Aston Villa and football.london understand that Arsenal are still confident of getting him to sign a contract extension.

However, given his troublesome injury record it would be a lot to ask him to carry the whole club's creative on his young shoulders.

Martin Odegaard was brought in on loan to help this in the second part of last season and looked like he might be open to stay longer.

Arteta publicly stated his desire to keep the Real Madrid loanee and Edu was convinced behind the scenes that a deal could be done, but the Norwegian appears to have his heart set on giving it another crack at the Bernabeu and appeared to say his goodbyes in an Instagram post on Saturday night.

Arsenal have already tried and failed to sign Emi Buendia from Norwich with the player choosing Aston Villa instead, and they are still on the lookout for a number 10 this summer.

Leicester's James Maddison is someone they have genuine interest in, but his £70m plus price tag may make such a deal difficult to pull off.

With no other names being concretely linked at the moment it is difficult to see how the search for a creative midfielder won't drag on this transfer window.

It's also worth mentioning that although he is not a central player, Reiss Nelson is someone who could also be on his way out of the Emirates this summer.

The Hale Ender has been offered a contract extension to preserve his value, but football.london understands that he has interest from Olympiacos as well as several Premier League clubs that may well sway his decision.

Centre forward

There are a lot of hypotheticals when it comes to the centre forward situation at Arsenal right now.

One thing that looks certain is that Eddie Nketiah will leave the club. The player has just one year left on his current deal and was offered an extension in order to preserve his value, but turned it down.

Watford, West Ham and Brighton are among those to have been linked with the England under-21s' record goal scorer.

Alexandre Lacazette also has one year remaining on his contract at the Emirates although his future is far less certain.

SportEarly understands that the Gunners want to offer him a one-year extension and reports that he has his eyes on the club's vacant number 10 shirt would seem to suggest that he thinks he's staying.

If the Frenchman rejects this contract offer though Arsenal would probably be willing to welcome offers for him this summer, with clubs in Spain, France and Italy having shown interest in the 30-year-old.

However, Lacazette's high wages are something that very few of these clubs are likely to replicate and if he decides that he wants to stay then it's possible he could end up staying another year and leaving on a free at the end of next season.

This would likely put the Gunners out of the running to sign any new centre forwards this summer particularly given the amount they have to do elsewhere.

Even if the Frenchman were to leave Arteta might be tempted to stick with what he's got.

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang was used largely as a centre forward towards the end of last season, while Gabriel Martinelli can also play there.

Arsenal also have youngster Folarin Balogun now tied down to a long term contract, and with the player's shirt currently hanging up in the first team dressing room at the Emirates he could well be in line for more opportunities in the upcoming campaign.

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