Arsenal are reportedly making plans to spend heavily this summer, with Ivan Toney and Martin Zubimendi on the target list.
But the most sensible target, Toney, is unlikely to move to north London this month, despite having missed out on a great run in his long career at Brentford.
The England striker will be able to play again in just seven days after serving an eight-month ban for breaching FA rules.
Meanwhile, Arsenal are reported to have at least £30m for striker Eddie Nketiah.
Elsewhere, Mikel Arteta and his team will travel to Dubai for a mid-season break, having won just one of their last seven games.
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Former Arsenal defender Mikael Silvestre has said Kylian Mbappe will ask for promises about the club’s ability to win major competitions if he moves to the Premier League.
The striker has been linked with Arsenal, among Premier League clubs.
And Silvestre told GGRecon: “He will need to be in a position where he can count on the most productive team and the most productive coach to give him the best chance of winning the Champions League and the Ballon d’Or, which are two things he has in his possession. “Wishlist. .
“You may not rush to make a decision. If PSG win the Champions League this season, they may stay in Paris, but we’ll have to wait and see how Real Sociedad fare in the round of 16. “
“With Real Madrid and the Premier League teams, I think he’s going to wait and see. Kylian will need to know who will be the coach of each team for the next few years because he will need to have as much confidence as he can imagine before. “choose your next destination or decide whether or not to stay in Paris.
“To get those guarantees, he will have to wait before deciding on his future. “
Arsenal are “determined” to sign Bayer Leverkusen right-back Jérémie Frimpong to Fichajes.
The former Manchester City academy product has a £34million release clause that will kick in during the summer window.
Arsenal are in the moves they can make in January thanks to the FFP.
Arsenal will sign Everton midfielder Amadou Onana, according to Football London.
It is believed that Everton’s financial problems could help close a deal.
The Toffees value Onana at around £50million but are desperate to keep him as they look to avoid the drop.
Mikel Arteta has been asked if Gabriel Jesus’ injury and the squad’s general lack of goals has changed his mindset on signing a striker.
And the Arsenal manager said: “One thing is what we want, one thing is what we can do as well and what we want to do now is continue to be those players. “
“Give them support, love them, exercise them, and make sure they’re visualizing anything very different than what’s happening right now. They did, we’re not going to invent or reinvent the wheel because they did.
Ian Wright has said that Mikel Arteta is the man in charge of signings at Arsenal, despite the club having a sporting director structure.
He told Sky Bet’s Stick to Football podcast: “Edu and Mikel [Arteta] together [recruit Arsenal players]. Remember not so long ago, when Mikel was the head coach and now they were saying ‘Well, Mikel is in the rhythm’, he is in the rhythm of everything. He and Edu paint very closely.
“If you look at Mikel and his persona, he’s somebody that can probably deal with that. He wants that. He’s not a manager that’s going to make excuses about this not happening – he’s doing everything he wants.
“We’re chasing a Manchester City team that does what it does. We’re now in a position where we’re a decent team and it looks like we can rise to the challenge. We can make a difference. That’s what you need me to do. “I don’t think a coach like him [Mikel] comes in and you say you have to win now because you signed them because of the way the costs are inflated.
Ian Wright has told of how Arsene Wenger flew him to Palace to tell the club legend the time was right to leave Arsenal.
Speaking on Sky Sports’ Stick to Football podcast, the former England foreigner spoke about when he reported his departure.
He said: “I, David Dein, called myself and said, ‘The boss and I are in Paris, come and meet us for a chat. ‘
“My naivety says, ‘Oh yeah, I’m going to see the boss and Mr. Dein, that’s great. ‘
“And then I walk over to them, I go into the room and as soon as I sit in the room and I see the boss’s face and I see David Dein almost gushing out, I figure I’m outside.
“I didn’t expect to leave because I was going to retire in 2000.
“So I went to West Ham, then to Forest on loan and yet to Celtic. “
Mikel Arteta will allow his players to bask in the sun with their families as he looks to fix the faltering race for his team’s name.
Arsenal have lost their last 3 games in a row and with just one win in their last seven games, they have fallen from the most sensible in the table to fourth place.
And with their next game not coming until January 20 the players and staff are jetting off to Dubai for some warm weather training.
Arteta hopes the camp will offer his players a chance to cool off, away from the strain of mounting a race for a name for the second season in a row.
And in the hopes of allowing them to relax completely the Spanish gaffer has invited the players’ family to join them in the Middle East.
Former Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna has told Lord Ping that he would like to see Kylian Mbappe at Arsenal.
The former French foreigner stated: “I would love to see Kylian Mbappé play for Arsenal! This move is almost impossible, but it would be crazy.
“Can you believe Kylian Mbappe is betting on Arsenal? I think it will be a very expensive deal for Arsenal, but it would be an incredible signing. Due to his age, he would get on well with all the young players at Arsenal and with the crowd at the Emirates Stadium loving him, he would be a wonderful addition to the Premier League.
“I can see him in the red and white of Arsenal – he would look good in that jersey – but I think he will go to Real Madrid.”
Arsenal will be opportunistic in the January window according to the Daily Mirror.
The Gunners will look for a player if an opportunity is too smart to miss.
A loan as a left-back is out of the question.
Arsenal are limited by post-Brexit regulations in their move for Jorrel Hato from Ajax.
The Gunners wanted to bring in Hato this month, but they may not be able to sign the player until he turns 18 in March.
Other European clubs are free to sign Hato.
Arsenal is a resolution for 17-year-old Ajax defender Jorrel Hato, according to The Mirror.
The centre-back has been captain of Ajax at times this season despite his young age.
A renewal of the defender is expected this summer.
But, Ajax remain confident of tying down the player to a new deal.
Arsenal are likely to update Wolves winger Pedro Neto this summer, according to the Daily Mirror.
The Gunners have been willing to sign the winger for a number of years, but his injury history has posed an issue for a transfer.
Should he impress this season on his return from injury, The Gunners could pull the trigger on a move for him this summer.
Arsenal already have a clear idea of their summer targets, according to The Mirror.
The club will be limited in terms of what they can do in January after spending heavily in the summer of 2023.
But their summer plans for 2024 come with the signing of Ivan Toney and Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi.
One winger is of interest to the Gunners.
Brentford striker Ivan Toney has his midfield set to move to Arsenal, to The Mirror.
He would choose to move to Arsenal over a move to Chelsea if both clubs made an offer.
However, he is expected to remain at Brentford until the end of the season.
Gunners icon Emmanuel Petit has criticised winger Marquinhos.
The 20-year-old Brazilian spent this season at Nantes.
Asked about his progress, Petit told Dazn Bet: “There is no progress with Marquinhos. Nothing, nothing happened. Do you know why? It’s funny, yesterday the coach spoke to the press about Marquinhos. He said they are fed up with him.
“This guy, as soon as he came in August, he left to play with the Brazilian team at the tournament.
“He came back injured and now that he is fit, he needs to play the Olympic tournament again with his national team.
“So he’s only played seven games, he hasn’t had any impact. It’s been six months at the Club, seven games in six months, and now he needs to leave and play for the national team again.
Gunners icon Paul Merson has bigged up rumoured target Douglas Luiz.
Speaking about the Aston Villa midfielder with Sky Sports, Merse said: “Douglas Luiz is an established activist, so I put him in the No. 5 spot.
“When Arsenal tried to sign him a year ago, other people didn’t give him a good rating, but now everyone can see what it’s all about because he’s surely completely gutted for Aston Villa this season.
“He can sit as a midfielder and leave his team blank, but he also gets into the box and scores goals, as we have seen this season.
“He is quite complete and is still very underrated, however, in the 2023-24 campaign, he started to get a good percentage of recognition.
“People wouldn’t put him on the same level as Declan Rice or Rodri, but based on his performances this season, I would put Luiz between the two. “
Arsenal are one of several clubs interested in Ajax defender Jorrel Hato; They may not be able to move this month.
Hato has already captained the Dutch giants twice this season and could theoretically sign for a big German or Spanish club in January.
But because of post-Brexit immigration rules, Arsenal and other English clubs would not possibly be able to move until he turns 18 in March, given that he is 17.
This means they are restricted to a summer move.
Insider Darren Bent has which Arsenal player he prefers, Bruno Fernandes.
On talkSPORT, presenter Andy Goldstein claimed of Martin Odegaard: “He’s not as good as he was (last season) either.”
To which Bent replied, “But I would oppose Bruno, I assure you. “
Nwankwo Kanu has named the Arsenal player he has played for.
Speaking to Sky Sports, he said: “Patrick Vieira, he works very hard for the team, but at the same time people don’t perceive that it’s the player who gives me all the balls.
“Wherever I go, he knows what I can do, in a moment he sees you and just gives you the ball.
“No matter where you are, he helps you keep offering yourself the ball and, as a striker, you want the ball to play. If you don’t have the ball, how are you going to play?
“So you want those types of midfielders to provide you with the ball at all times and he does. “
Speaking to the Gunners’ media team, Emile Smith Rowe said: “Yes, the education is really intense.
“I think it has to be like that, keep pushing ourselves every day and keep improving, and the coach demands it.
“It’s great to be at the top of the league, but in education you don’t think about that, you just need to get better every day and keep improving. I love that look.
“Everyone has to prove that they can play here, which means you have to be as productive as possible in each and every session. It’s a wonderful atmosphere. “
The Gunners’ FA Cup in Liverpool set a new festival record.
Jurgen Klopp’s team won 2-0 thanks to Jakub Kiwior’s own goal and Luis Díaz’s late goal.
The match was watched by a maximum of 7. 6 million people on the BBC, the highest in the history of the contest.
Ivan Toney is reportedly rejecting Chelsea’s offer to sign for Arsenal this month.
The Brentford striker is expected to get his suspension back next week.
He has been linked with Chelsea and Arsenal.
And for the Mirror, he would be in favour of moving to the Emirates.
Gunners bosses are already lining up several movement targets ahead of the summer window.
According to the Mirror, Arsenal appreciate Real Sociedad ace Martín Zubimendi.
Ivan Toney remains a key target, while the Gunners could also rekindle their previous interest in Wolves star Pedro Neto.
Arsenal could reportedly let Emile Smith Rowe go this month.
The academy graduate has struggled for game time this season.
According to the Mirror, the Gunners could let the attacking midfielder go “for the right price”.
While Aaron Ramsdale could also be allowed to leave, despite Mikel Arteta’s decision to stay with him until the end of the season.
Gunnery chiefs balk at Eddie Nketiah this month.
The striker is attracting interest from Crystal Palace.
According to the Mirror, however, it would take a “significant” offer from Arsenal to let him leave at this point.
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