Arsenal ‘braced’ for striker bids, as Edu plots Raya repeat with top Spanish signing

During an appearance on the Transfer Podcast, reporter Duncan Castles explained how Edu could engineer a similar deal to the one that initially took Raya to North London last summer.

“Arsenal have initiated discussions with Paris Saint-Germain for Spain international midfielder Fabian Ruiz,” Castles said.

“The discussions are dependent, I’m told, on Arsenal moving a player out from midfield.

“It’s likely that if they are to come to a agreement with PSG on a transfer fee that it will be structured in the same way as the deal they used to bring David Raya from Brentford last summer, in the sense of it being a loan with an obligation to buy a year later.”