🚨🌳 Eddie Nketiah has just agreed on personal terms with Nottingham Forest as talks are advancing to final stages with Arsenal.#NFFC confident to get it done soon.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 21, 2024
Feyenoord rejected €26m plus add-ons for Santiago Giménez also offered today. pic.twitter.com/ASCMZvPeLT
Acuerdo entre Arsenal y #RealSociedad por Mikel Merino 🤝🔴⚪️
— Beñat Barreto (@BeBarreto) August 22, 2024
Los ‘gunners’ pagan 32,5M€ + 5 en variables factibles. Merino se marcha tras 6 exitosas temporadas en San Sebastián. Contado en @diariovasco 👇🏼https://t.co/WGEWP1aJHE
🚨 JUST IN from @charles_watts:
— Eduardo Hagn (@EduardoHagn) August 22, 2024
“Nobody ever told me that the interest in Nico Williams was over, he's a player Arsenal absolutely love.
He has a release clause that can be activated at any time, I haven’t heard anything is “imminent,” but it was the same with Thomas Partey.” pic.twitter.com/SfeaO5sNlG
🚨 Arsenal strike agreement in principle with Real Sociedad to sign Mikel Merino. €33.5m + €5m add-ons. Personal terms done for 28yo to join #AFC from #Sociedad on 4yr contract + option of 5th in club favour. W/ @MarioCortegana @gunnerblog @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/sN0GBu90Nk
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) August 22, 2024
🔴⚪️🤝🏻 Similar to the Riccardo Calafiori story, Mikel Arteta has been crucial also for Merino’s move to Arsenal.
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 22, 2024
Positive talks with the player, Merino had at least two more proposals but he’s been clear: only #AFC.
He’s set to travel for medical, signing until 2028 + option. pic.twitter.com/QP0c1gZLYf
We need him nowagdoc2001 said:
Sure is a lot of money for a guy who would have been free in 9 months. Hope the number crunchers know what they're doing.
Do we really have any other targets this window? Nico Williams seems like a pipe dreamagdoc2001 said:
Agree, just hope we haven't weakened ourselves financially as to prevent additional business this window or next summer
That would be somethingchjoak said:
Isak next summer
🚨 One issue influencing recruitment is Arsenal effectively operating off a different budget depending if a player is a named target or not. It isn’t quite a case of the club just being willing to pay a certain amount for a necessary position.
— afcstuff (@afcstuff) August 23, 2024
Arsenal are willing to pay what it… pic.twitter.com/JuJ2y1rAWA
🚨 EXCL: Porto agree deal to re-sign Fabio Vieira on loan from Arsenal. Not in #AFC squad for #AVFC as #FCPorto finalise move to bring midfielder back after 2022 sale. Merino arrival + Nwaneri rise reduces minutes & 24yo needs regular action @TheAthleticFC https://t.co/JG4XCr23p1
— David Ornstein (@David_Ornstein) August 23, 2024
Mikel Arteta: "I want to have a team that's half academy, half foreign and win the Premier League and Champions League consistently.
— Hayters TV (@HaytersTV) August 23, 2024
"I have a great example, Athletic Bilbao, what they've done only with academy and Basque players is remarkable." 👀
🔗 https://t.co/miaSRjcFns pic.twitter.com/J0eNTR4pxy
The Arsenal line-up to take on Aston Villa at Villa Park this afternoon…
— now.arsenal (@now_arsenaI) August 24, 2024
Jurrien Timber in for Oleksandr Zinchenko is the only change from the victory over Wolves last week. The Dutch defender starts his first game for the Gunners since the opening day of last season. I’m… pic.twitter.com/HMnIdeqjzS
⚫️ 𝗧𝗘𝗔𝗠𝙉𝙀𝙒𝙎 🔴
— Arsenal (@Arsenal) August 24, 2024
💪 Timber starts at the back
⚖️ Rice features in the middle
⚡️ Saka out wide
Ready to work - COME ON YOU GUNNERS!