Overview
- The club remains focused on signing a marquee central midfielder with Newcastle’s Bruno Guimarães the primary target after a reported verbal offer was rejected and Arsenal plan to return with improved approaches.
- With Real Madrid publicly ruling themselves out of chasing Chelsea’s Enzo Fernández, Arsenal have been gathering information on him as an alternative midfield option, though any move would be expensive and currently unconfirmed.
- Arsenal have made contacts over Bournemouth’s Alex Scott and face direct competition from Manchester United for the 22‑year‑old, while also monitoring other midfield names to keep options open.
- A club‑to‑club agreement to sell Leandro Trossard to Beşiktaş has been widely reported and is being advanced to finalise personal terms, with that sale expected to help fund incoming signings.
- Targets for the wide positions include Morgan Rogers and Bradley Barcola but clubs value both extremely highly — Aston Villa have demanded a record fee for Rogers and PSG view Barcola as effectively not for sale — which helps explain Berta’s parallel approach strategy to navigate the inflated market.