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‘Everything is still open’ – Mikel Arteta claims Arsenal’s summer transfer spending spree is NOT over


ARSENAL manager Mikel Arteta has revealed that the club’s transfer business is not over.

The Gunners have already splashed the cash this summer bringing in five players including Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko spending more than £100million in total.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has hinted that he could sign more players this summerCredit: Getty

Arteta, 40, was speaking in a press conference ahead of the club’s opening match of the Premier League season versus Crystal Palace tomorrow.

He said: “We are really active as you can see with incomings and outgoings.

“Everything is still open, it’s a long window, a lot has happened, it’s incredible how much business the clubs have done across the Premier League and it shows how competitive it is.

“Players are going to have to leave, some others to move and everything is open still.

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“It’s always been my team.

“It’s true that obviously we have trimmed the squad and changed the squad massively in the last two windows especially,

“And you feel that now the players we have are more specific and better for the way we want to play.”

Arteta is reportedly still keen to bring in a central midfielder with Leicester’s Youri Tielemans and Inter Milan youngster Cesare Casadei both linked.

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West Ham winger Jarrod Bowen is someone they are also reportedly interested in.

The Spanish boss also wants a clear out of fringe players and could sell up to eleven squad members.

Pablo Mari could join Monza, Lucas Torreira is reportedly nearing a move to Galatasaray and youngsters like Charlie Patino and Folarin Balogun have already left on loan.


Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk


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