Arsenal will reportedly beat Barcelona and Real Madrid thanks to the signing of Bayern Munich midfielder Joshua Kimmich this summer.
The Gunners have made a permanent move this summer with David Raya joining from Brentford after spending last season on loan at the Emirates Stadium.
But Mikel Arteta is set to seal his moment with reports indicating that Bologna centre-back Riccardo Calafiori will complete his medical and sign for Arsenal sometime this week.
And now Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and Edu will bring in a new midfielder with Real Sociedad duo Mikel Merino and Martin Zubimendi, who are very connected over the summer.
But reports in Spain now claim that Bayern Munich star Kimmich is the ultimate midfielder, with Arteta ‘paid’ €40m (£34m) to ‘snatch’ his signature from rivals in the form from Barcelona and Real Madrid.
Arsenal’s arrival in Kimmich has put the two La Liga giants “in difficulty”, as it will be “very complicated” for Real Madrid and Barcelona to compete financially with the Premier League team.
Kimmich is on the agenda of both LaLiga teams, Arsenal “entered the candidacy with a lot of force” and Arteta has “expressly asked for his signing to strengthen” his team for the new season.
The Bayern Munich midfielder’s priority is “an exit” at the Bavarian club this summer, as the German foreigner still has a year left on his contract at the Allianz Arena.
And Bayern Munich, for their part, “prefer to take advantage of him rather than let him loose in the next window of play” and Arsenal are “willing to put on the table” the 40 million euros they are asking for.
Arteta sees Kimmich as a “pivotal” signing and a “necessary piece in his team” to try to win the Premier League name despite everything after coming even closer last season.
Sport Bild journalist Christian Falk has his own update on Kimmich and Bayern Munich teammate Alphonso Davies and both players are very likely to leave this summer.
Falk wrote in his “Caught Offside” column: “In the case of Alphonso Davies and Joshua Kimmich, it is very complicated for Bayern Munich. In both cases they are not in a smart position because they only have one year left on their contract and are then on the market as free agents.
“I have already mentioned that Davies’ agent came to Munich to discuss signing a new contract, but Eberl did not receive the green light from the supervisory board. This made the agent very angry when he forced him to return to Canada empty-handed.
“What they mean is that they will not sign a new contract with the existing conditions. Bayern look at the situation with rose-colored glasses and think that since they bought the player in Canada at a very low price, it wouldn’t be so bad if they allowed him to terminate his contract and use last year.
“They have the same concept for Kimmich, who they also hired at a low price. Sure, they’re going to lose a lot of profit in terms of potential moving fees, but on the books, they can argue that they didn’t lose a dime. “Plenty of cash when bringing the pair.
Bayern Munich are not very sure about the situation they have experienced in recent years in relation to their sporting activity on the pitch. He earns 15 million euros (plus five million euros), which Bayern is too much for what has been appearing in their performances lately.
“If they give him a new contract, they just need to give Kimmich part of that amount, which of course is the opinion shared through the player. He knows that he can move to Barcelona loose in 2025, for example.
“Hansi Flick has already indicated that he will be taken away immediately, so at the moment it seems that Kimmich and Davies could leave next summer. “