Updated05:40, 13 Jul 2024
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With the new season drawing ever closer, Arsenal are expected to ramp up their transfer plans in the coming weeks.
After overseeing another fine season at the helm, Mikel Arteta is expected to be backed with funds in the transfer market to bring in the players necessary to overhaul Manchester City at the Premier League summit.
The Spaniard is thought to be keen on bolstering his squad in midfield and the wide forward areas, while speculation that a deal for Italy's Euro 2024 star Riccardo Calafiori is in the works simply will not go away.
With Euro 2024 now drawing to a close, Mirror Football rounds up all the latest transfer news from in and around the Emirates as focus turns to the 2024/25 campaign...
Merino expected to move
Real Sociedad are expecting Arsenal target Mikel Merino to move on this summer, it has been claimed.
The Gunners are in the market for midfield reinforcements before the new season and a move for Merino, 28, fits the bill. The playmaker boasts a wealth of experience and is said to be available for just €25million (£21m).
And in a boost for the Gunners, Spanish outlet El Diario Vasco outline that Sociedad believe Merino will leave in the transfer window after failing to respond to a new contract offer.
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Arsenal approve two deals
Albert Sambi Lokonga is set to leave Arsenal for good this summer
Nuno Tavares and Albert Sambi Lokonga are poised to leave Arsenal in the coming days.
Both players are surplus to requirements at the Emirates and spent time out on loan last season with Lokonga admitting earlier this summer that he had been told he was free to find a new club.
Talks are now progressing with Tavares set to join Lazio in a loan move which will become permanent next summer for a £7m fee, while Lokonga is on the brink of a move to Sevilla in a similar loan-to-buy deal.
Olmo drops transfer hint
Dani Olmo has teased a summer transfer
Dani Olmo has issued a 'come and get me plea' to Premier League clubs with his £50million release clause set to expire next week.
The Red Bull Leipzig star has been one of Spain's most influential performers at Euro 2024 and is in the running for the Golden Boot. He's been linked with a host of top clubs including several from England - and he's made it clear that he wants a move.
“Clause until July 20? Yes, if clubs want me, they know what they can do. There’s time until July 20 for the clause otherwise later it’d be tough negotiations! I’m under contract at Leipzig and I want to win titles," he told El Larguero.
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