Arsenal will be on the transfer market with Andrea Berta in discussions to land Benjamin Sesko for the Gunners while continuing to find a new attacker
Arsenal is braced for an important summer on the transfer market, because Andrea Berta takes the lead on his first window as sports director of the club. The Gunners will again be charged with strengthening their hand after ending as Premier League two for a third consecutive season.
Mikel Arteta has already suggested that the club could make a considerable investment if they are looking for a new striker who has been a large part of 2024/25 without a new striker. “The budget is like when you have your wedding: you plant your wedding with your wife and you give her a budget and it's never less, it's always more,” said Arteta.
“When you build a house, it is always more. Normally this happens. You prepare for different scenarios. Then unfortunate things happen. There are so many variables that can happen, but there is a budget.
“There is always an idea of ​​what we can do, what we can improve, what the priorities will be and let's see if we can do it. It is always a 'we', I think it is always a decision that we all have to come together.”
In the coming weeks and months will show what they can deliver on the market, and when tying some of their stars to longer contracts. Mirror Football takes a look at the latest news about the transfer and rumors around the Emirates.
Sesko Fee
Arsenal has opened conversations with RB Leipzig about a deal to sign Benjamin Sesko, while the Gunners look to finally strengthen the front line of Mikel Arteta. It is said that a new striker is at the top of the shopping list, where Arsenal misses a goalscorer despite the calls of the head coach to sign one.
According to a report from the Daily Mail, the new sports director of Arsenal Andrea Berta had conversations with Leipzig Chief Marcel Schafer. And it originated that the Bundesliga side wants an initial £ 75 million compensation for the 22-year-old, who scored 13 times previous term.
Kai Havertz was the top scorer of Arsenal in the Premier League with only nine strikes. Only Manchester United and Southampton had a top scorer that delivered fewer times.
Lewis-skelly worries
Real Madrid is interested in Arsenal star Myles Lewis-Skelly while the contract of the 18-year-old walks in his last year. This season, the teenager broke through in the first team of Arsenal and made the full-back position on his way to make a debut in England.
But after signing his first professional deal in 2023, the teenager is now ready to see that his contract will expire in 2026. Arsenal is now under pressure to process a new deal, with negotiations that are going on with the teenager.
According to The Guardian, it has not been a smooth process so far and Real Madrid could benefit. Los Blancos has made it a habit to focus on stars and a year ago Kylian Mbappe-free transfer of Paris Saint-Germain before he signed Alexander-Arnold with just over a month about his contract.
Arsenal Eye Manchester United Target
Arsenal has overtaken Manchester United in the race to sign Italian center-back Giovanni Leoni, by reports. The 18-year-old Parma-Sterret is impressed by Andrea Berta who stands for the defender's leaders, while Arsenal intensify their pursuit.
And the Gunners, who wanted a young central defender to miss Dean Huijsen, could see a quick movement beating the Red Devils to the blow. The side of Ruben Amorim monitors Leoni, who is on the radar of Juventus and Inter Milan, but perhaps the decisive action of the Noord -London side now sees a precedent.
Arsenal would also have made inquiries about Yarek Gasiorowski. The 20-year-old Valencia defender is another option because the side is planning for the future.