by Sir Hardly Anyone
We are still lagging behind in the number of players tipped to be coming to Arsenal last summer, which reached 134 players. If you are interested you can see what happened to them in our article from last summer.
Meanwhile here are the 117 players coming to Arsenal this summer – according to those somewhat unreliable fellows in the mainstream media and their coat-hanging blogs.
| No | Player | Source | Club | Notes |
| 1 | Max Aarons | Daily Cannon, Carrowroad.net, HITC | Norwich City | Right back. Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund interested £20m |
| 2 | Tammy Abraham | TBR, Mirror, Just Arsenal (Left Chelsea under one year ago). Telegraph – AFC interested | Roma; Mourinho says he can go | Forward. Will cost over £35m. Wil cost €80million (Just Arsenal) |
| 3 | Manuel Akanji | Mirror says he wants to come to AFC. Price dropped deal is on. HITC – Inter want him | Borussia Dortmund | Centre back. Contract ends next summer |
| 4 | Kerem Akturkoglu | TeamTalk | Galatasaray. | Forward |
| 5 | Houssem Aouar | Football 365 | Lyon | Attacking midfield |
| 6 | Ronald Araujo | Express | Barcelona | Defender |
| 7 | Arthur | HITC: Player plus cash; 442 bid being made. Sport Witness – its on | Juventus | 25 year old midfield |
| 8 | Marco Asensio | Mirror; Liverpool want him. Givemesport: player has sacked his agent. | Real Madrid | Attackinig midfield |
| 9 | Gareth Bale | Express | Real Madrid | Released. AFC, Chelsea or Tottenham are the options |
| 10 | Yves Bissouma | HITC, 90 Min. Fo.Lo says no. | Brighton | Midfield. Requested a transfer. Liverpool want him |
| 11 | Sven Botman | Express | Lille, defender | AFC trying to hijack Newc deal |
| 12 | Jarrod Bowen | Mirror – club in contact with him. | West Ham | Winger |
| 13 | Julian Brandt | Mirror | Borussia Dortmund ready to sell | Midfield |
| 14 | Gleison Bremer | Football365 | Torino | Tottenham also want the centre back |
| 15 | Armando Broja | Mirror, Caught Offside | Chelsea (loan at Southampton) | Forward |
| NEW | Moises Caicedo | 20 year old compared to N’Golo Kante. Football Fancast. | Brighton | Midfield |
| 17 | Dominic Calvert-Lewin | Express, Mirror, Mail, F365, Caught Offside, TeamTalk. Player says he wants AFC (Football Insider) (NUFCBlog). Ready to move (Just Arsenal) | Everton | Forward; Everton now ready to sell. WHU want him. AFC cooling (Football Insider) TT says AFC not interested |
| 18 | Carney Chukwuemeka | Sport Bible. 18 year old demanding £100k a week to stay | Aston Villa | Midfield |
| Update | Cesare Casadei | Midfield, Chelse also interested. The Hard Tackle. Working on it – GiveMeSport. 20m euros – JustArsenal. teamtalk.. Going to Chelsea (TBR) | Inter Milan | Midfield |
| 20 | Catalin Cirjan | After 450 day absence through injury, he has returned | Central midfield | |
| 21 | Reyes Cleary | Foot365, Canon. | WBA | 17 year old forward |
| 22 | Phillipe Coutinho | Mirror, Give Me Sport, Sport Witness, TBR | Aston Villa | £33.57m. £337m release clause (TBR) |
| 23 | Danilo | Teamtalk, Mirror | Juventus | Defensive midfield |
| 24 | Jonathan David | Express, Mirror, Foot365, PBR, FoLo. Telegraph – still interested. Just Arsenal: He is a fan of AFC and is interested | Lille | Forward; agent confirms he’s leaving. It’s on; Edu met agent |
| 25 | Moussa Dembele | Telegraph: in final year of contract. MediaFoot – AFC still interested | Lyon | Forward |
| 26 | Memphis Depay | TBR, Mirror: Barca set price, AFC in pole position. Its either AFC or Tottenham. HITC: He’s turned down Tottenham | Barcelona | Forward |
| 27 | Sergino Dest | Football London | Barcelona | Full back |
| 28 | Moussa Diaby | Mirror – £84m. FoLo says he wants Champs Lge football. | Bayer Leverkusen | Winger |
| 39 | Paulo Dybala | HITC: Totts want him also. Football London. Story now repeated. Mirror now saying he doesn’t want to come. Mirror now saying he is coming. “Meeting in London”. AFC put in new enquiry (FoLo). Going to Inter (HITC) | Juventus | Forward available on a free. Talks ongoing (FoLo). Man U, Inter and Newcastle also want him. |
| 30 | Khayon Edwards | Express: AFC youth player now ready to sign full contract | Arsenal | Forward. Jeorge Bird says he has signed. |
| 31 | Joao Felix | Football London, Daily Canon, HITC | Atletico Madrid | Replacement for Lacazette |
| 32 | Seko Fofana | Lens trying to keep him. Newcastle & PSG also interested. | PC Lens | |
| 33 | Marcello Flores | Express, TBR | Arsenal under 23s | Replacement for Saka |
| 34 | Ben Foster | Football London | ex-Watford | Now without a club, says he is hoping to go to Arsenal |
| 35 | Cody Gakpo | Sport Witness, Star, Bavarian Football, HITC, Mirror (who say PSV “upping his wages” in a cunning way of keeping him). Liverpool bidding (Just Arsenal). Now a main option (FoLo). AFC still interesting (Caught offside), Deal will complete in late Aug. JustArsenal. AFC favourites – This is Futbol | PSV (the Dutch Thierry Henry) | Winger. AFC favourites to get him. Tottenham interested |
| NEW | Amine Gouiri | Football.London: currently with Nice | Left wing, attacking midfield | |
| 37 | Florian Grillitsch | Telegraph. Brighton now in talks (Mail) | Hoffenheim | Midfield. Free agent this summer |
| 38 | Serge Gnabry | Mirror (and repeated in 2nd and 3rd article).. CBS and TBR say it is possible. HITC – he’s open to move | Bayern Munich | Player says he wants to leave |
| 39 | Alex Grimaldo | Football.London: AFC planning move; bid ready to go in. Negotiations stepping up. TBR. HITC: talks ongoing. HITC: Absolute bargain. | Benfica | Cover at left back |
| 40 | Arda Guler | Mirror, Sport Witness, Ozil says he’s world class (HITC) | Fenerbahce | Midfield. Liverpool and Bayern interested |
| 41 | Erling Haaland | HITC, Sky, Express, Mirror | Borussia Dortmund | Age 21. £250m. Odegaard tells AFC to sign him |
| 42 | Eden Hazard | HITC, AS, Mirror, Give me Sport, | Real Madrid | £33.5m; meetings being held (Mirror) |
| 43 | Aaron Hickey | Sport Witness. Fo.Lo Arsenal now lead the race. Express – transfer just hours away (10 May). Still talking (Telegraph). HITC rated in 4/10 in match. TBR – he’s stand out player. | Bologna | Left back £17m; Napoli interested. Sport Review: Arsenal about to sign him: HITC AFC favourites |
| 44 | Adam Hlozek | Mirror – AFC want him but have been too slow. | Spart Prague | Striker |
| 45 | Alexander Isak | Express, Mirror. Just Arsenal: AFC missing out he’s going to Newcastle | Real Sociedad | Forward, £75 release clause. Only if can’t get Abrahams. |
| 46 | Gabriel Jesus | Mirror, Athletic, Sport Witness “Talks Ongoing”. Mirror its on the cards. Telegraph: he likes the project. Talks underway (Mirror). Teleg again make him a feature (28 May). Boot Room. Chelsea put in counter bid (Just Arsenal News). Medical happening (Fo.Lo) | Man City; Left Back | Athletic: Discussions have been going on for months. Mirror: discussions yet to begin. HITC: “done deal”. Express – happening |
| 47 | Frenkie de Jong | Mirror, but later article says he’s an “outside candidate” | Barcelona | Midfield |
| 48 | Luka Jovic | Football.London | Real Madrid | Everton, AC Milan and Borussia Dortmund |
| 49 | N’Golo Kante | Daily Star: Chelsea willing to sell, Shoot agrees. And Guardian, and Caught Offside | Chelsea | Defensive midfield |
| 50 | Charles De Ketelaere | Leeds and Lyon also bidding according to Team Talk, Football.London. AFC, :Leeds and Milan all want him | Club Brugge | Forward |
| 51 | Khvicha Kvaratskhelia | Hard Tackle | Dinamo Batumi on leave from Rubin Kazan | Napoli also interested |
| 52 | Noa Lang | Hard Tackle; Team Talk. FoLo other clubs are trying to sign him, Arsenal being too slow. HITC: Going to Newcastle | Club Brugge | Liverpool and Milan also want him. Seen as replacement for Pepe but player fancies Milan. £25m |
| 53 | Rafael Leão | SI.com, Fichajes.net | AC Milan | Forward. Newcastle and Man C interested |
| 54 | Thomas Lemar | TBR: he has been offered to Arsenal and Everton | Atletico Madrid | Wide midfield |
| 55 | Robert Lewandowski | Express | Bayern Munich | Striker |
| 56 | Jesper Lindstrom | HITC | Eintracht Frankfurt | Attacking midfield |
| 57 | James Maddison | Sport Review | Leicester | Midfield. Totts also interested but Maddison wants to play in team with Saka (Mirror) |
| 58 | Omar Marmoush | HITC: Forest, Brentford, Espanyol and Tottenham also interested | Wolfsburg | Attacking winger |
| 59 | Marquinhos | Mirror. Metro: deal done. Telegraph – about to complete. Wolverhampton taking legal action (Mirror). He’s going on loan in France (Mirror) | Sao Paulo | 19 year old winger. £2.5m |
| 60 | Lautaro Martinez | Caught Offside, Sport Witness. La Gazzetta dello Sport: £50m. FoLo says it is on. Mirror – he prefers Arsenal. Express, PeoplePerson – Man U hijacking deal. Inter reveal the price (Mirror). Going to Man U – Caught Offside. He’s keen on AFC (This is Futbol). Demanding to be let go (HITC). Mail: AFC cool interest. | Inter Milan | Forward. WHU and Atletico Madrid interested. He’s asked for transfer (Caught offside) |
| 61 | Arthur Melo | Football London; TBR. Swap deal for Thomas Partey. Mirror: swap deal for Martinelli is on. He’s really keen to join, Hard Tackle. Deal close – Express. Talks happening (Team talk). Man City now want him (Just Arsenal) | Juventus | Midfield. Hard Tackle: being offered in part exchange for Martinelli |
| 62 | Sergej Milinkovic-Savic | Caught Offside: €50m and €55m offered by Arsenal. Newcastle also bidding. Sport Witness: AFC ready to pay the price. HITC confirm. Footballfancast AFC bid £42m. TBR: AFC upping the bid. Now TBR saying “exploratory talks”. HITC says its off – he’s too expensive. An alternative to Tielemans – Football London. Man U want him | Lazio | Midfield |
| 63 | Nahuel Molina | Il Messaggero Veneto Arseblog, Just Arsenal | Udinese | Right back |
| 64 | Alvaro Morata | Sport Witness, Guardian (a deadline day signing forecast) | Juventus | Striker – transfer looking very likely |
| 65 | Cristhian Mosquera | Express | Valencia | 17 year old centre back |
| 66 | Nordi Mukiele | Football.London | RB Leipzig | Defender, Totts also interested |
| 67 | Neto | TBR, Sport, HITC | Barcelona | Part of swap for Gabriel |
| NEW | Pedro Neto | Footballfancast. | Wolverhampton | 22 year old winger |
| 69 | Reiss Nelson | After loans with Feyenoord and Hoffenheim he was expected to leave but is now back in the squad | Winger | |
| 70 | Ruben Neves | Express. WW wanted £100m. Barcelona interested (Mirror) Still on (London World). Contact made (Mirror) | Wolverhampton | Man U interested, but warning about his injury situation. |
| 71 | Christopher Nkunku | Guardian. £100m, Mirror (35 goals in 50 games), Independent.. HITC he hasn’t signed a new contract | RB Leipzig | PSG and Man U also interested |
| 72 | Darwin Nunez | Mirror, Standard, Express 442, TBR, F365, Football London, Caught Offside, Sky Sports, Mirror: “AFC have let him slip through their grasp – he’s going to Man U AFC need him (Mirror). AFC now in the lead | Benfica. £67m | Forward. Transfer in progress. At Madrid no longer interested. AFC in the lead (Express). Main target (FoLo), |
| 73 | Luca Ocampos | SportsMole | Seville; winger | Swap with Pepe |
| 74 | Michael Olise | HITC | Crystal Palace | £24m |
| 75 | Mathias Olivera | Mirror | Getafe | Left back |
| 76 | Victor Osimhen | AllNigeria, Express, Football London, Mirror: worries about cost of player. Club gives details. | Napoli | Forward; swap deal with Saliba |
| 77 | Lucas Paqueta | Hard Tackle, Sport Review. Talks did not progress (Sport Witness). He’s asked to leave Lyon (FreshArsenal). Mirror, AFC working on it. Edu pushing deal forward. (Mirror). HITC: a truly unnecessary signing. AFC launch bid. A real interest and admiration (Transfer Tavern) | Lyon | PSG, At Madrid also want him. AFC now competing with Newcastle. Playmaker |
| 78 | Pepe (the Porto player!) | ABola, HITC | Porto | Winger |
| Update | Yeremy Pino | HITC. Edu spotted at airport on his way to make signing – or maybe not. Football Talk | Villarreal | Release clause worth €80m. Forward |
| 80 | Paul Pogba | Football.London | Man U | Contract talks broken down. AFC to blow other clubs out of the water |
| 81 | Riqui Puig | HITC: Fiorentina also want him. Cost is £88m | Barcelona | Playmaker |
| 82 | Raphinha | 4th official. Football London – its a priority. We’re going to get him – Athletic. The next one in, talks advanced – FoLo. AFC favourites – Leeds Live. £65m release clause (Guardian). Man U set to wreck plans (FoLo). AFC stepping up pace (Star) AFC still hopeful (Football Fancast). Tottenham now bidding (TBR). He’s going to Barca, AFC pulled out – Express. Sports View suggests still on. | Leeds | Winger. Ray Parlour calls him a top star.. Sports Mole – AFC clear favourites. Collymore tells Liverpool to sign him |
| 83 | Marcus Rashford | 90 Min, HITC, TalkSport, Daily Cannon, Express, Sport Review, TBR, Teamtalk | Man U | Forward; Keene warns AFC against buying him. Totts could hi-jack deal. “Suprise swoop” (Sp Rev) AFC want him. |
| 84 | Richarlison | Football Insider, Caught Offside. Forward. Mirror: being sounded out. No he wants Tottenham – HITC. Tot favourite (Just Arsenal News) | Everton | Man U interested. He snubbed AFC for Chelsea (Football Talk) |
| 85 | Sergi Roberto | Football London | Barcelona | Right back. At Madrid no longer interested |
| 86 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Express, Mirror, Fo.Lo. Tribal Football – AFC has made an offer. | Man U | Piers Morgan says AFC should sign him |
| Update | Fabrizio Romano | Sport Review. AFC still following him. Football Fan Cast | Man City striker | Arsenal agree £45m deal |
| 88 | Fabian Ruiz | TBR. Real Madrid have expressed interest to Napoli won’t talk to AFC. Fo.Lo | Napoli | Midfield; swap for Gabriel |
| 89 | Allan Saint-Maximin | Football London | Newcastle | Winger. Leno going in part exchange |
| 90 | Renato Sanches | Sun, Mirror, Sports Mole, HITC | Lille | Midfield. Juventus want him but can’t afford him |
| 91 | Leroy Sane | Give Me Sport – AFC after him, he is valued at £56m | Bayern Munich | Winger |
| 92 | Gianluca Scamacca | HITC “Arsenal will not take ‘no’ for an answer”. Express: great ariel threat. AFC £5m short so he’s talking to PSG (TBR). Gone to WHU – Caught offside | Sassuolo | No 9. Coaching staff have reservations (HITC) |
| 93 | Luis Sinisterra | Mirror: players wants to move, AFC favourites to get him | Feyenoord | Forward, scoring 12 goals in 30 games. |
| 94 | Djed Spence | Hard Tackle, Fo.Lo. Just Arsenal say Forest are getting him | Middlesbrough on loan at Forest | Right back. £15m but Tottenham now looking favourites |
| 95 | Raheem Stirling | HITC. Contract ends next year. Arteta worked with him at Man C. Caught offside: wage demands will scupper deal. Going to Chelsea – HITC | Man City | Available for £80m. Going to Chelsea (HITC) |
| 96 | Aurelien Tchouameni | WeallfollowUnited, Sun | AS Monaco | Midfield, £60m+ |
| 97 | Youri Tielemans | Terms agreed: Just Arsenal. Star, Mirror. “Top target” Fo.Lo, The Athletic, Just Arsenal TBR – been playing badly recently. Sun: the deal is on. He wants to come (Mirror), but offer of £51m rejected. But Edu persuing him (also Mirror). AFC pulled out (Give me Sport). Still on the cards (Online Gooner). Leicester Mercury – player demanding to leave for AFC. Its now on – TBR, player demanding move. It’s on – London World, Inside Futbul. Leicester chair says no offer received (Givemesport) | Leicester (LFC reported to be desperate to sell some players because of financial troubles) | Man U also interested, Midfield, Contract ends next summer. Telegraph – very possible. Guardian says could be |
| NEW | Sandro Tonali | 22 year old; Give Me Sport says maybe next season | AC Milan | Midfield |
| 99 | Lucas Torreira | Still an AFC player after 2 years on loan and suddenly announcement he’s coming back | Arseblog, Sports Mole | |
| 100 | Matt Turner | Telegraph. Daily Canon “any day now” | New England Revolution | Goalkeeper – deal done |
| 101 | Corentin Tolisso | Bavarianfootballworks.com. Man U also interested | Bayern Munich | Midfield. Free transfer. |
| 102 | Raul de Tomas | Star, HITC | Espanyol | “Being watched” Wright things he’s unbelievable. |
| 103 | Ivan Toney | Sun – about to happen | Brentford | Striker |
| 104 | Auston Trusty | Telegraph – will sign and go out on loan | Colorado Rapids | |
| 105 | Lesley Ugochukwu | HITC | Rennes | 2nd Patrick Vieira. AFC convinced of signing |
| 106 | Jesus Vazquez | Express | Valencia | Left back |
| 107 | Gabriel Veron | The Hardtackle. He’s 19. | Palmeiras | Winger |
| 108 | Fabio Vieira | Guardian | Porto | Midfield |
| 109 | Dusan Vlahovic | F365 | Juventus | Serbian Striker |
| 110 | Kyle Walker-Peters | The Athletic.; FFC | Southampton | Right back |
| 111 | Wendel | Hard Tackle: Fifa rules allow players at Russian clubs to break contracts and move | Zenit St Petersburg | Midfield |
| 112 | Timo Werner | Real Mad, Newcastle and Juventus are interested, HITC | Chelsea | Forward |
| 113 | Wilfried Zaha | TBR | Crystal Palace | He’s been in each of the last 3 summer transfer rumours |
| 114 | Nicolo Zanilo | Tottenham and Juventus also interested – Express | Roma | Attacking midfield |
| 115 | Cristian Zavala | Colo Colo | Player says “my dream transfer” | Midfielder, hasn’t actually played for Colo Colo yet! |
| 116 | Edon Zhegrova | 442, Sunday Mirror, Sky Teamtalk, Shoot. Offer made (Mirror). Footballfancast | Lille | 23 year old forward available for a bargain price |
| 117 | Oleksandr Zinchenko | Telegraph, Standard. AFC really want him, 4th Official. Others saying its now all done | Man City | About to happen |
