Arsenal, currently ranked fourth in the Premier League, are expected to get tickets to next season's Champions League, and the Mirror revealed that Arsenal will continue to improve the strength of the squad in the summer window, and 8 players such as Nicolas Pepe and Xhaka will be purged.
In the summer of 2021, Arsenal signed six new signings such as Ramsdale, Erdegaard, White and Fuan Jianyang, and their addition did enhance Arsenal's squad strength. A year later, Arteta is once again ready to make a big splash in the summer window, "This summer window will be more important, I think this is a moment where we have to reach a higher level." ”
So, what kind of choices will Arsenal make in the summer window? The Mirror conducted a detailed analysis of Arteta's purge and reinforcement plans.
In the winter window, Arteta let Aubameyang go, and by the summer window, Arsenal would clean the dressing room further. In the front line, Lacazette, Nkedia's contract with the club expires in June, and Arsenal have no intention of renewing their contracts.
In midfield, Xhaka was linked to Roma a year ago, and in this summer window, Xhaka is likely to leave. Ernani, who is about to expire his contract, will also leave the team, and Torreira, who was loaned to Fiorentina, will also officially leave the team in the summer window.
Arteta will also release two full-backs, Bellerin, who has been on loan to Betis this season, will be dropped, and Cedric could also be sold. Among the players who are likely to be purged, Pepe, who has the highest value for £72 million, clearly trusts Saka more in the right winger position.
If Lacazette and Nkedia both leave the squad, Arsenal will have to sign the centre-forward in the summer window. Arsenal had hoped to sign Vlahović, but the latter opted to move to Juve in the winter window. Arsenal's current targets include Real Sociedad striker Isaac, Benfica striker Núñez and Everton striker Levine.
If Xhaka leaves, Arsenal are expected to sign Lille midfielder Renato Sanchez, who is also one of Arsenal's targets.