Arsenal Transfer Rumours

01 Sep 2026 17:20:39
Looks we are going with what we got, Gooners.

01 Sep 2026 20:07:58
Not unhappy with that at all, Bill mate.

I'd have taken Haaland or Mbapppe if they'd asked us nicely and said pretty please, but if they don't have the humility to beg, then I don't think we should be making it easy for them to join us.

😊😊😊😊

We've got enough strength in depth to have a real go at all 4 trophies this season in opinion, so im excited to see how the season actually plays out between now and May mate. 👍👍👍

01 Sep 2026 20:33:38
I'm not so sure. Missing a high speed attacking LW for the multi title dash, and a tricky finisher for striking backup.

Nwaneri and Martinelli are a loss if we don't replace them IMHO.

01 Sep 2026 20:33:40
A lw for me needed.

01 Sep 2026 20:49:04
I agree that letting Martinelli and Trossard go, and only replacing one of them seems strange, but our manager has just won us our first title in 22 years, plus got us to only our second ever Champions League final last season, so I think he has earned the right for us to believe he knows what he is doing, at least until things actually start going wrong on the pitch, which they haven't yet.

🤞

01 Sep 2026 20:52:15
Right now I'd consider LW a concern - Eze hasn't exactly covered himself in glory on the rare occasions he featured there. That could change. We'll see. But, if that concern evolves into worry (or, hopefully not, full-blown panic) , at least Arsenal seem well-poised financially to make a major signing in the winter window.

01 Sep 2026 20:55:43
If we get injuries, we are light on the lw that could be title over unless a last minute Rashford loan comes in.

01 Sep 2026 21:15:56
Hello John, Cashman and SB, hope you are all good. Imo Vini, Alvarez, Yildiz and possibly Kroupi jr would have definitely been an upgrade on what we had, but 2 of the above didn't happen and the other 2 got injured.I think we will be back in for one of the 2 that are injured in January. The window will shut soon and Fabrizio, Ornstein and Harry down the pub who knows Sid whose wife does the cleaning at the training ground and the rumours they spread stops.We cut the wagebill and once again the financial stability of the club takes a very high predicent and rightly so.I know that rankles with a few fans when they see City and Chelsea spray money around but to be fair they get exceptionally high fees for their players, which we don't seem to manage for some reason.

We go we what we got and I personally think the squad is good enough to retain the title and go one better in the CL.If we fail through lack of goals then I am sure Mikel and Berta will get a right rinsing.
Let's get behind the team and bring home more silverware.
Special thanks to the Eds for the site and especially through the transfer window for their insights and views.
Take care each and everyone of you
COYG

01 Sep 2026 21:29:16
Obviously Arteta is less worried than a lot of fans are, Stephen, come May we will know who was right and who was wrong to worry so much, or so little. Let's hope it turns out Arteta knows what he's doing again this season as it did last season. He could, of course, go the way of Slot, but equally he could go the way of Ferguson, Mourinho and Guardiola, and become one of the elite group of managers who have successfully defended a title.

I wouldn't bet against him joining that elite group this season, mate. 👌

01 Sep 2026 22:10:47
I'm not against Mikel Arteta at all, trust me, or the club. I just think selling 2 lw and only bringing one in was a mistake. If we get injuries, unless there is a youth player coming through the system, I've not seen one step up.

Even if we got a loan in on Rashford until next summer, it would have made me a little bit happier, that was all, as we had cover for injuries.

01 Sep 2026 22:35:12
Hi Stephen, mate, at this moment in time, at least; to borrow from the song Red, "All of our problems are all in our heads." 🎶

Absolutely nothing bad has happened in the only place that actually counts, on the pitch. 👍👍👍

01 Sep 2026 22:53:20
I understand that my friend is just worried about injuries, as our club gets them a lot lol.

01 Sep 2026 22:52:20
Something positive should have happened - I'm glad you got your strong balance sheet 62. But that won't win the league & we may not get as easy route to the final or get so many goals from corners. So weakening our main weakness is just stupid., slow & lump sums up this very poor window

Why make the job harder than it needs to be by dithering in the market when we should be strengthening our hold. Most people looking at our team see the strength in the squad but the weakness in the starting 11 - anyone watching sees it, even me. We needed a Lw & CF same old story yet the people with the rose tinted glasses mock the ones who point out the glaring weaknesses. We could still win but why make it harder by selling & not buying! Stupid - limp slow Brian

01 Sep 2026 16:22:19
New reports stating Gabriel Jesus accepted a "significant salary drop" to join Barca. Not certain how I feel about that. The transfer fee seemed so low to offset the massive wages Barcelona would have to absorb. Well, those massive wages got slashed and Arsenal still got a fee of relative pocket change.

The whole situation takes me back to Willian.

Say what you will about his on-pitch performances (ok, it was putrid) . But he had enough integrity to realize his dream move was back in Brazil, so he terminated the contract. He could have raked in 240k a week for two years but told Arsenal 'Thanks, but you can keep your money'. Doubt we'll ever see anything like that again for a good long while.

01 Sep 2026 10:52:55
We will sign Rashford at 10:55 PM tonight.

01 Sep 2026 17:22:16
Ya never really know until the fat lady has well and truly left the stage Highbury, mate. 🤔

01 Sep 2026 08:14:47
Morning all :)

I am with SY on this. I'm afraid we have had a very average window.

And no one can argue we have become weaker offensively.

We have sold Martinelli and Trossard and replaced two players with one.

Tzolis, although looks a lively player, is unproven in the PL. Yes, he had a good game against Coventry but it's Coventry.

We freed up so much cash yesterday and got 3 players off the books and it seems without plan D.
Jegooner, you have replied to SY saying who else is there. Correct, small pickings I agree, so if that's the case then why sell Martinelli, makes zero sense.

We did just win the league. Yeah! Bravo! Well done us but we need a stronger offensive set up than we have now if we are going to retain it.



We move on from last year that's finished with. Yes, we have just picked up 3 points at Villa, a place where we got nothing last season, but no one can disagree, they are so much weaker than last season. But as we say, a win is a win so 6 points is a good start.

The test comes this weekend with a home fixture v Chelsea, who will challenge for the league I am sure.

Bemused about Big Vic, that all seems odd, unless Je is right and he is part of a deal. We will see.

Defensively we are strong. Midfield we are strong. It's going forward I want more.

Have a good one.

01 Sep 2026 14:42:04
Small pickings now but plenty LWs have been traded this summer. We've been slow & cheap.

{Ed025's Note - i thought you may have gazzumped Liverpool for Barcola SY..

01 Sep 2026 16:15:22
The Barcola scenario is an odd one. He is evidently a class player, left-sided, exactly what we need, yet no interest. After Vini J was a non starter, he was the pick of available left-sided players. Now we have Tzolis and, barring any late activity, that's it. While two games is not a measure, he is not exactly an upgrade on either Martinelli or Trossard.

We ended last season needing a world class winger and striker, and we bought a defender, a midfielder, a goalie and a prospect. I think we have seriously miscalculated this window. I will be happy to be wrong by 11pm, however.

{Ed025's Note - you are not wrong mate..

31 Aug 2026 17:49:21
Ornstein rumour - we are asking about Malick Fofana now. However, we don't want to pay anything near the €40m asking price.

31 Aug 2026 19:54:01
What do I know? Played 12 games last season due to ankle surgery! Injury prone, so get him a bed in the Abou Diaby Suite, and while he's there, draw him a picture of what a goal looks like! Happy to eat humble pie though COYG. 🤷‍♂️

31 Aug 2026 22:11:22
Ndiaye was "begging" the Premier League champions to sign him.
: "Waited all day to understand if Mikel wants him or not."

Now signed for City - don't we want an attacker, judging by today & last year?

Probably pay it safe & sign no one & get a defender. 😜

31 Aug 2026 22:26:50
Anyone else find it odd Viktor doesn't get a run out? COYG

01 Sep 2026 05:52:38
Good win today. Clean sheet, no shots on target against. A very difficult team to play against, with great fans. They won't lose too many home games.

01 Sep 2026 08:12:44
Mate, I'm a Liverpool fan and honestly you can't say that we are closing deals. It's panic stations outside because we can't close any. Just pop by the Liverpool page if you want to see what the general sense is among the fan base. You're a much better run club than we are atm.

01 Sep 2026 11:16:21
Fofana is on his way to Sunderland.

31 Aug 2026 12:23:11
Late move for Iliman Ndiaye to fill the LW void. We do need two good options first, both flanks, if last season told us anything. It would be odd to not replace Trossard and Martinelli; otherwise our attack has gone backwards and that’s where we needed to add. Plus replace Jesus.

31 Aug 2026 12:52:42
Could Merino cover Jesus? Not in the horse breeding sense, obviously. 🐎 Third striker? COYG.

31 Aug 2026 13:57:21
Lol - he could offer a goal threat from the bench, but Martinelli offered pace & 6 Champions League goals. We need something & we had Merino last year, so feels backwards still.

31 Aug 2026 15:32:18
My fault, I assumed we were replacing Martinelli! Merino to cover the 4 or 5 games Jesus played (420 ish minutes) . COYG. Definitely backwards if we don't replace Martinelli.

31 Aug 2026 15:50:53
Then Kroupi in the winter window..

Looking forward to tonight's game - gotta be a good time to play Villa. Get that game out of the way.

31 Aug 2026 16:35:03
Possibly looking for more game time for Dowman? Saka, Noni, and Eze can all play on the left.

Just a thought as to why we would let Martinelli go and not replace him, if, of course, we don't replace him, as there is obviously still time to do that if the club are already pursuing options away from the eye of media.

Not long to wait now before we know for sure. 👍

31 Aug 2026 16:58:28
No desire of seeing more of Noni, esp on LW. His stats are poor & not much end product. He's more frustrating than Martinelli. Eze is too lazy out there, & laid back. Those options don't thrill me. 😂

31 Aug 2026 17:10:46
I think, like always, we ultimately just have to wait and see how things actually work out on the pitch as the season progresses, mate.

31 Aug 2026 17:44:42
Well, plenty of attackers are being signed, so I'd ask, what are we doing.. Matias Fernandez-Pardo, Newcastle, Chelsea purchased, Liverpool purchased, Real got their man, Spurs buying.. we are selling. 🤷

Agree, Gunner, but a bit of movement wouldn't be bad. We needed attackers this window.

31 Aug 2026 06:58:06
I don't know about anyone else but the thought of Rashford turning up doesn't do it for me whatsoever.

31 Aug 2026 10:09:36
Hello Coolted, I think Rashford would be, imo, a good signing. I would sign him, but I get the feeling that no more additions this window.
Take care, mate.

31 Aug 2026 14:06:19
I don't think he is Arteta's kind of player, and his wages are high. Talented, but you need more than talent to be an Arsenal player.

30 Aug 2026 15:09:59
Didn't see Jesus to Barcelona coming. Looks to be happening for £10m!

30 Aug 2026 15:54:35
Think it may actually be EUR10m, Sally. At that paltry sum, Berta is clearly in "offer me anything just to get his wages off the books" mode.

Fabio Vieira to Hamburg for EUR5m incoming.

30 Aug 2026 15:57:57
Possibly leaving the path clear for Rashford to Arsenal Sally. 🤔
Just putting 7 and 8 together and probably coming up with 0. 😊😊😊

30 Aug 2026 16:00:40
Makes sense, really, dk. Jesus's services are hardly in high demand.

30 Aug 2026 16:58:07
I think he will do ok in Spain. He's still a good footballer.

Although it's not a good amount, I believe it's best for both parties.
The next couple of days will be interesting. lol

{Ed014's Note - I’m not bothered about the fee, just get these last few moved on and wages saved to make better signings.

We’re not short of a bob or two Sally.

30 Aug 2026 17:07:34
I get the feeling that there will be no more incomings. Just my opinion. If there was a surprise acquisition, I think we would have got wind of it by now.

{Ed014's Note - agreed Bill, would be a major surprise if we brought anyone else in.

I’m not bothered either way.

30 Aug 2026 17:51:10
We are the masters of secret negotiations, Bill, and very often our signings only make the tabloids once they are done and dusted.

I'm good if we make more additions, and equally good if we don't. We are hardly struggling as we are. 😊

30 Aug 2026 18:05:40
Ni John, mate. Will be quite happy to go with what we got.

31 Aug 2026 12:25:44
We can't lose Martinelli & Trossard without replacement, if nothing else, just to stand still.

30 Aug 2026 15:01:53
Gaby's gone to Barca.

30 Aug 2026 14:07:44
Jesus going to Barcelona apparently.
Alvarez back in training.
Ndiaye was apparently one of the players mentioned but it looks like he is going to Spurs.
Neto, Schade and the Bournemouth winger were all mentioned.
Me personally I think it was Rashford.

30 Aug 2026 15:05:22
I'd go for Rashford and Kroupi, even though he's injured. I'd be happy with that.

30 Aug 2026 12:08:10
Alverez deal off. Arsenal have made an enquiry about a Premier League striker in the last 25 hours — nobody knows who it is.

30 Aug 2026 13:23:51
I love that we make our enquiries an hour earlier than everyone else DG! Heard a rumour it was Schade at Brentford, but he's playing today 🤷‍♂️ COYG.

30 Aug 2026 15:03:11
Typo. Hahahahahah.