Arsenal had a number of promising players on loan during the 2024/25 season and with all who were set to return to North Londs next season, hope they have done enough to attract Mikel Arteta's attention
Mikel Arteta is planning a huge transformation of his team prior to the following season. The Arsenal boss has a new midfielder and a striker on his shopping list for the summer transfer window.
And if he gets it, he hopes to cut the gap to Liverpool at the top of the table. Although some new faces are on their way to the Emirates in the near future, some well -known stars will return in the coming months.
Arsenal sent a collection of ten players on loan last season, with some better fortune than others. Some first team stars were broadcast for football in the first team, while some young people also had the opportunity to earn opportunities with their adopted clubs.
But how are they all together? Mirror Football takes a look and gives an opinion about whether one of Arsenal's loan contingent could play a role in the first team next season:
The 37 times Estonia International has been to Arsenal since 2018 and spent last season in La Liga with Real Valladolid. In total, the 23-year-old 32 performances made in all competitions, with five clean sheets held and admitting 70 goals.
And although Hein seemed to have a positive experience from a personal point of view, it was something of a disaster for his loan side. Valladolid was relegated from the Spanish top flight with only 16 points and four wins to their name throughout the season.
There is a vacancy as a deputy of David Raya, but Arsenal looks at the market to fill that, possibly set up with Hein for a permanent exit.
After a pretty miserable debut season as an Arsenal player, the Portuguese defender Nuno Tavares has been on loan since 2022. He regards Marseille and Nottingham Forest as his previous employers, while spending with Lazio last season.
The 25-year-old performed relatively well with the Serie A-side and made 30 performances in all competitions, while giving nine assists. Lazio has an option to make the move permanent and that very probably seems to be activated soon.
Signed from Porto in the summer of 2022, the midfielder returned 12 months ago to the Portuguese giants on a season loan. And it was a relatively productive season that scored five goals and offered so many assists in all competitions.
Although his loan movement ends at the end of the season, it has been suggested that it could possibly be stuck for this summer's club World Cup.
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The Belgian was signed in the midst of a huge promise in 2021 from other stitches, with frustrating spells with Crystal Palace and Luton Town Coming and Going. The Spanish side Sevilla became his newest employers in the summer in the hope that the 'Next Yaya Toure' could return to its best form.
Eventually he made 21 performances in all competitions. On his return, Arsenal has activated an option to extend his deal by 12 months, but Lokonga has already revealed that he wants some stability when it comes to his career.
A product from the Arsenal Youth Academy, Nelson moved through London to become a member of Premier League rivals Fulham last summer. But his chances were very limited to say the least.
The winger made only 12 performances for Fulham throughout the season, with his One Premier League goal against Newcastle. Injury stopped the end of his loan saying, with his future now in the air.
After making only six performances for Arsenal during his first season, Brazilian winger Marquinhos was sent to Norwich and Nantes on loans. Then he came to Fluminense last year and stayed at the side until January 2025. At that time he only scored twice.
A return to Brazil was then on the maps for Marquinhos, who moved to Cruzeiro. Despite only a handful of performances, it seems that he has done enough to earn a permanent move.
After since 2016 in Arsenal, the 21-year-old this season had his first chance for the first team of football when he joined Irish Side Sligo Rovers. He quickly made his senior debut for the side.
Unfortunately, his chances were limited afterwards when he made only 13 gigs for the side all season, while he returned to Arsenal in January.
Another of the graduates from Arsenal Academy sent on loan, the young winger was sent to the city of Shrewsbury on a seasonal loan. But he too appeared only 18 performances – of which 10 starts – before he was recalled by Arsenal
The brother of colleague -Academy -graduated Arthur Okonkwo, the young person joined Hitchen Town at the end of the January transfer window. He enjoyed a smart start of life with the side, but returned to Arsenal after only four performances.
A teenage defender, the Albania Youth International, signed in February for League Two Club Bromley. But it would be a short affair with only three performances before he also returned to Arsenal.