ARSENAL are set to spend big again this summer with moves for Thomas Partey and Houssem Aouar in the offing.
The Gunners yesterday confirmed star striker Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang has signed a bumper new three-year contract.
Arsenal want to sign Atletico midfielder Thomas Partey
Lyon’s Houssem Aouar is also on the Gunners’ radar
And the North Londoners plan to keep splashing the cash in order to build a star-studded team around him.
Atletico midfielder Partey, 27, has been linked with an Emirates switch for months.
The Ghanaian ace is keen on the move and with Arsenal still interested, the Gunners could soon meet Atletico’s £50million asking price, according to the Mirror.
Lyon’s French ace Aouar is slightly behind Partey in the priority list although Mikel Arteta is still keen.
So Arsenal would have to offload some players to raise cash if they want to land the £40m rated 22-year-old as well.
Backup goalkeeper Emi Martinez has signed for Aston Villa in a £20m deal.
And the Gunners are looking to get even more fringe players off their books to fund any deals before the October 5 deadline.
Sokratis, Lucas Torreira, Shkodran Mustafi, Calum Chambers and Sead Kolasinac are all up for sale.
Arsenal would have been locked in a relegation battle without Aubameyang in 2019-20
The North Londoners are also willing to listen to offers for Matteo Guendouzi.
SunSport understands Ainsley Maitland-Niles and Rob Holding were two considered up-for-grabs – with Wolves and West Ham interested respectively.
But Arteta has had a change-of-heart over the pair, and wants to keep them after impressing in pre-season.
The decision to splash out on the chunky deals for Aubameyang and Willian’s recent £220k-a-week move has attracted criticism after last month’s decision to make 55 staff members redundant, despite a coronavirus pandemic squad wage cut.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
