Arsenal plot Viktor Gyokeres transfer repeat as Real Madrid make stance clear

Arsenal are already setting their sights on the further transfer business and will have one eye on the summer transfer window, just a week after the summer deadline passed. The Gunners have been busy in the market, bringing in eight new faces while seeing twelve departures over the same period.

It's unlikely that there will be as much activity in the mid-season window when it re-opens this winter, but Arsenal have been known to do business in January, although not since 2023.

Jakub Kiwior, Jorginho and Leandro Trossard were all brought in within weeks of each other, marking the most significant additions since Martin Odegaard's loan move from Real Madrid. With that in mind, the Express has compiled all the latest Arsenal transfer rumours below.

Debast decision

Arsenal are said to be one of three Premier League clubs mulling over a potential move for Zeno Debast in the winter transfer window. CaughtOffside claims to have been tipped off by sources close to the agents industry that Manchester United are also considering the centre-back.

The Express says: "Arsenal brought in Cristhian Mosquera and Piero Hincapie this summer, so adding a third in quick succession would seem odd, particularly with the 21 year old reportedly having a €80million (£69million) release clause. Sporting CP could allegedly be open to negotiating a lower price, but the Gunners will be cautious following the drawn-out Viktor Gyokeres saga."

Guler no-go

Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Arsenal had plans to chase Arda Guler this summer before Andrea Berta took over as their new sporting director. , he suggested that they contemplated the move last autumn if Real Madrid were open to letting him go, which they ultimately weren't, rendering any potential transfer impossible.

The Express says: "Arsenal have instead signed Eberechi Eze, a more established player, albeit seven years older than Guler. Any such transfer would inevitably have been compared to their acquisition of Odegaard four years ago. The Gunners are a different squad now, and therefore made different choices."