Generating transfer funds last summer appeared to depend on player sales at the North London club, and they may need to sell to buy to balance the books going forward.
Arsenal are lacking quality squad depth right now and have found themselves 11 points behind Premier League leaders Liverpool as a result, and manager Mikel Arteta will be desperate to bolster his options across all departments in the summer regardless of how 2024-25 ends.
The Gunners will not be able to recoup as much as hoped from fringe players and could be open to selling one of their major stars to bolster the squad with top signings.
Liverpool did by selling Philippe Coutinho for up to £146 million in January 2018, using the funds to bring in Virgil van Dijk for £75m and Alisson for £64.6m, and a similar move could help arm Arsenal with the remaining pieces of the puzzle.
Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Magalhaes and William Saliba could be some of the options the Gunners could consider selling, especially with the Frenchman already being linked with Real Madrid.
The North Londoners reportedly want at least £100m from suitors to entertain any idea of selling their star centre-back, and the 23-year-old dreams of joining Madrid amid claims that his representatives have held talks with the La Liga club as they look to sign him during the next
summer transfer window. Losing such an influential and important player is the last thing Arsenal want anytime soon, but it cannot be completely ruled out if he indicates a desire to move on and play alongside his international teammate and friend Kylian Mbappe at arguably the biggest club on the planet.
The Gunners did not sign players in January, which should help free up funds for summer signings, but a big sale will also help further bolster their coffers and it is a gamble they could be willing to take.
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