Arsenal are currently the team with the biggest demand for reinforcements in the Premier League and are really willing to invest a lot of transfer funds, which is related to the major changes in the team owner Kroenke's business ideas. So, it's certain that Arsenal are capable of bringing in expensive stars, and the question is whether players are willing to join Arsenal. The latest news said that Arsenal are considering selling the parallel cargo Pepe and matching Bayern's main winger Gnabry, hoping to re-sign the talented veteran. The transfer news is that Arsenal are buying the veteran, provided that the useless Pepe is purged.
In other words, if Pepe is still in the team, Arsenal will certainly not pursue Gnabry, depending on how difficult it is to clean Pepe. There is only one person who can decide Pepe's future, and he is Arteta, but he has not publicly expressed his position so far. In fact, Pepe still has a certain stay in the team to turn around, because Arteta is currently only issuing an eviction order to captain Aubameyang, Pepe is fixed in the substitute role, Arteta is definitely still considering.
From this point of view, Arsenal is still very far from Gnabry. If it is assumed that Arteta is really going to give up Pepe, will Arsenal have the ability to attract the old player back into the team? It can be analyzed mainly from these factors. The first is whether Gnabry's contract extension with Bayern is smooth, at least not for now, with winger teammate Koeman having successfully renewed his contract and receiving an annual salary second only to Lewandowski and Neuer. This means that Gnabry's bidding space is not high, and it certainly cannot be equal to Koeman.
It is reported that Gnabry's proposed annual salary is not excessive, less than 15 million euros, but Bayern is still reluctant. Therefore, the renewal of Gnabry's contract with Bayern is still variable for the time being. The second is how deeply Gnabry feels for Arsenal? In fact, he is very grateful to Arsenal for cultivating him and has always regarded Arsenal as his most beloved team. Now that he has won all the honours at Bayern, it would be very attractive if he had the chance to return to Arsenal and play as the core of the frontcourt.
The third is whether Bayern are willing to sell Gnabry? Bayern are willing to renew their contract with Gnabry, but there is still talk of annual salary, which proves that Bayern will not let him go easily. Arsenal's sincerity is certainly sufficient, but I am afraid it will not be enough to make Bayern compromise with a huge transfer fee. So, combined with Arsenal's possible failure to purge Pepe and Bayern's reluctance to sell, the likelihood of Gnabry returning to Arsenal is still low for the time being. It can only be said that Arsenal definitely want to sign Gnabry, but not necessarily this summer, maybe later.
In addition, Gnabry, like many players, definitely wants to perform in the World Cup, and the best thing is to win the World Cup. Staying at Bayern is more conducive to achieving this goal, on the one hand, there are teammates in the German team, continuing to cooperate is conducive to maintaining tacit understanding, and Frick can also visit Gnabry up close. On the other hand, there is no need to re-adapt to the new team, after all, if the performance is not good or the adaptability problems occur after returning to the Premier League, Gnabry's main position in the German team may not be guaranteed. Initially, the chances of Gnabry moving to Arsenal are only 10%.