According to reports, Arsenal are planning a big signing in the summer window with a budget of up to £180 million.
The Sun reported that Arsenal are planning a massive upgrade of their squad this summer, with a £180 million budget.
They added that Arteta understood he needed the Champions League to lock in the number one signing target. Isaac, Lewin and Ruben Neves are all on the list.
For fans, the winter window was somewhat disappointing. Several players have left the players, but almost no new signings have arrived.
West Ham youngster Lino Sousa joined the Under-23s, major League guard Trusti moved to join, and then was loaned back to the Colorado Rapids, and American goalkeeper Turner will join this summer. That's all.
What Arsenal has done is long-term planning. Both Trusti and Sosa are clearly future options, and Turner was brought in to fill a gap after Leno's departure.
Due to the departure of many people in the winter window, especially Aubameyang, the team has freed up a lot of salary space.
Considering arsenal don't have to pay Aubameyang the rest of his salary, they could save at least £18m.
The final total will be higher than that, as we all know that the goalscorer has lowered his salary for the next 6 months and the rest will be shared between Arsenal and Barcelona.
So even if the source of this report is The Sun, we can still understand that Arsenal will have some money this summer to attract reinforcements in key positions, especially in the centre and midfield positions.
According to reports, new contracts with Martinelli, Saka and Sarriba are already on Arsenal's agenda this year.
The Athletic reported that signing new contracts with Martinelli and Saka was a top priority, and Arsenal are also considering whether to renew Sarriba's contract or sell it this summer.
The good news is that the report adds that Saribba is currently leaning back to Arsenal next season to compete for a first-team position. But it did not say whether he would be willing to sign a new contract.
The report corresponds to Football.London's report this week that Arsenal are ready to reward Saka for its progress by offering a contract extension at the end of the season.
The winger's current contract expires in 2024 (same as Sarriba and Martinelli, but Martinelli's contract includes an option to extend until 2025) but Saka's new contract reflects his position as one of the team's core players.
With more players expected to leave the squad in the summer window, one of the benefits of Arsenal's recent squad slimming down is that they will have more money to negotiate a contract extension.
Ideally, most of the money would be used for reinforcements, especially in midfield and front. But there should also be money to renew contracts with players like Saka, Martinelli and Sarriba.
Former Arsenal academy player Maviddi, who has performed well in Ligue 1 this season, has recently praised Saribba.
"He is undoubtedly one of the best defenders in the league," Mavedidi said. 'I think he will return to Arsenal next season.
"When I played against him, I was thinking 'why doesn't this guy play at Arsenal?' ”