82 players tipped by the media to be coming to Arsenal this window

By Sir Hardly Anyone.

Seven new names have been added in the past week and eleven have had their details updated with new claims made in the media.

Of course these stories are just inventions by a bunch of journalists and bloggers with noting better to do, but some people seem to take the whole thing seriously, so each year we record the list, not least just to see how silly these people are.

Interestingly Football London (FoLo) are now calling Arsenal “desperate” in their coverage of Arsenal’s transfer stories.

	Player	Current club	Source	Notes
Update	Toby Alderweireld	Tottenham H	TBR Football, Sun.  Read Arsenal say the deal is on	He’s 30 years old
NEW	Dani Alves	PSG	Metro. He’s 36 and available on a free.  He’s a right back and he’ll take a pay cut.  Wow!	He wants to come to Arsenal
3	Joachim Anderson	Sampdoria	Calciomeracto and Tuttosport.  FootLon says his decision is imminent.  Could be Tottenham says Team Talk and FL.  He’s saying it is time to leave.	£37m for him and Praet.  Anderson is a centre back.
4	Angelino	PSV	But Man City want him back- he was with their youth team	He’s a left back
5	Antony	Sao Paulo	Media Ref (they say it would be a waste of money)	Ajax, PSV Eindhoven, Lyon and Monaco are also interested
6	Keita Balde	Monaco	101 Great Goals says £27m will do it.  Was loaned to Inter last season.  He’s a 24 year old winger.  Sky has been talking this one up.	Sun and Metro also running the tale.
7	Gareth Bale	Real Madrid	She wore a yellow	87% of RM fans want him out
8	Eric Bailly	Man U	Transfer Market	£27m, for 25 year old centre back
9	Ismael Bennacer	Empoli	HITC, Pain in the Arsenal	Ex Arsenal youth player
10	Jerome Boateng	Bayern	Foot Lond, Talk Sport	“He’s played his last game for us”
11	Jarrod Bowen	Hull City	Cheap Alternative to Zaha.	He’s 22.
12	Yacine Brahimi	Porto	Talk Sport. He’s a 29-year-old Algeria attacking midfielder.  Now a free agent.	Mail says Roma are making a bid
13	Marcelo Brozociv	Inter Milan	Transfer Tavern citing CalcioMercato,  Mykhel suggest that talks have begun following the player’s formal transfer request	£40.5m; a “tough midfielder”
Update	Gary Cahill	Chelsea	Mirror and 90 mins running the story simultaneously.  Hardly played last season but is a centre back.  FoLo saying “desperate Arsenal” must sing him	Out of contract so free
15	Yannick Carrasco	Dalian Yifang (China)	Sport, Sport Witness and elsewhere in Spanish press.  Sun says it is 1/10 he will sign.  TeamTalk however say we have missed out on him. Talks are ongoing (Tutto Mercato Web)	Winger aged 25
Update	Dani Ceballos	Real Madrid	Arsenal are ready to pay £44.6m but Tottenham are desperate (Arsenal Station). He is a Spanish central midfielder who has played ten times for Spain.  Liverpool interested (Team Talk).  Tottenham will get him (Read Liverpool).  Will sign today (arsenal station).  AFP say it is a loan deal.	Central midfielder who has played ten times for Spain. “Pretty likely” Sport Witness
17	Samuel Chukwueze	Villareal	Foot Lond	Nigerian forward
NEW	Pape Abu Cisse	Olympiacos	Birmingham Mail were are out on their own with this one.  TBR football now joining in. Price is £10m	He’s a centre back
19	Alexis Claude-Maurice	Lorient	Arsenal have made a £6m bid.  FootLond, Sun.  FL now adds that he wants to go to Bor Munch. HITC says Arsenal his preferred target.  Deal is off (Nebula)	France under 20 forward and friend of Guendouzi
20	Eray Comert	Basle	Will cost £7m says the Metro and the Daily Mail	21 year old defender
21	Djene Dakonam	Getafe	Daily Express	Central defender / RB.  Will cost £13.5m
NEW	Ruben Dias	Benfica	Star says his girlfriend says he is coming.  £57m is the price.	Replacement for Koscienly
NEW	Mariano Diaz	Real Madrid	FoLo (they blame El Desmarque for the tale) say it could be a purchase or a loan	Two Real Mad players at once?
24	Gianluigi Donnarumma	AC Milan	Daily Cannon who say the goalkeeper will cost 70m euros
25	En-Nesyri	Leganes	Fox Sports Asia, HITC. Borussia Dortmund and Schalke also want him	He will be the first signing and will cost £10m
Update	Nabil Fekir	Lyon	TBR Football say it is £30m.  Apparently he failed a medical with Liverpool when the price was £50m.  Attacking midfield or forward.  Gunnersphere now saying it is on for sure.  Back in contention says Lequipe	Telegraph also running this.  AFC offered £30m.
27	Bruno Fernandes	Sporting	O Jogo, Sport Witness	Chelsea, Man C, Juventus want him, £100m release clause
28	James Forest	Celtic	Media Referee	We should sell Iwobi and get him.
29	Ryan Fraser	Bournemouth	Express, Mirror.  Sky says Bournemouth standing firm against sale.  Jack Wilshere says he has the perfect attitude.  Daily Express	One year left on contract
30	Jean Philippee Gbamain	Mainz	Read Arsenal; Soccer Souls	On his way
31	Ander Herrera	Man U	Express	PSG also interested
32	Mario Hermoso	Espanyol	Independent says he is certain to leave and AFC interested.	Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and PSG also interested
33	James Hillson	Reading	He’s a young keeper who was on loan from Reading but did not play.  However he’s now been released by Reading and is back with Arsenal	Arseblog.
NEW	Luther James-Wildin.	Stevenage	Arsenal “monitoring” (ie they sent a scout).  £1m would get him	FoLo
Update	Presnel Kimpembe	PSG	Foot Lond, Soccer Link.  TBR Football says that with Diallo going to PSG Arsenal could get him	He’s a centre half
36	Isco	Real Mad	Transfer Market.	Attacking midfield.  Price is £54m
37	Armando Izzo	Torino	TuttoMercatoWeb reports  that the player’s agent, Paolo Palermo, held talks with Arsenal last week.  SB Nation say he cost €9.7 million a year ago and the club want more than this.	Defender, 27 years old played 39 times last season
38	Presnel Kimpembe	PSG	Arsenal ready to do the deal  He’s a central defender who is 23.	Daily Express who blame Le10 Sport
39	Jules Koundé	Bordeaux	He’s a centre back said to be similar to Thomas Vermaelen.  Sevilla also want him.  He’s 20 and Wiki claim he played 55 times for the first team last season!	Sport 360
40	Danny Loader	Reading	FootballLeagueWorld.  Wales online say Cardiff want him after 10 goals in 11 games for u23.	Chelsea want the 18 year old striker.
41	Marcos Llorente	Real Mad	Transfer Market, HITC	24 year old defensive midfield.  £13.5m
Update	Malcolm	Barcelona	Sport Witness, FootLond.  4th Official talking up a loan deal.  Metro says deal is still on and Barce have set their price.	Totts, Milan, Inter and Lille also after him
43	Ruslan Malinovskyi	Genk	Daily Canon	Ukraine Midfielder
44	Kostas Manolas	Roma	FootLond	He’s a centre back
45	Marcello	Real Madrid	Give me sport say we are up against PSG, Milan etc etc.  He’s a 31 year old left back.	He’s put in a transfer request
46	Thomas Meunier	PSG right back	TBR Football, Arsenal Station, Mail, Sports Review	Arsenal fans don’t want him (TBR)
47	Gabrielle Martinelli	Ituano	Metro,Express and Star came in with this story late on, but it was the Mail who picked it up first back in March	17 year old winger
48	Harry Maguire	Leicester	HITC	26 year old centre back
49	Paul Mitchell	Leipzig	Sports Mole; 90 min, Football 365, Sky; Talkspofrt	Man U and Chelsea interested
Update	Alberto Moreno	Liverpool	Defender who only started two games last season in the league, and is largely disliked by Liverpool fans.  Liverpool Echo says he is deperate to leave.	Beyond the posts suggest Arsenal are interested
NEW	Keylor Navas	Real Madrid	FoLo say Arsenal need a new keeper.  Really??
52	Neymar	PSG	Foot Lond go bonkers with “Excited Arsenal fans react as Neymar is linked with PSG exit”
53	N’Zonzi	Roma	HITC	£19m; he’s considered a flop at Roma where he plays midfield
54	David Neres	Everton	Telegraph, Foot Lond	£34.5m; talks held. Liverpool want him
55	Christopher Nkunku	PSG	Foot Lond, Le Parisien, Star	Midfield; he’s turned down a contract renewal. We tried in Jan
56	Thomas Partey	Atletico Madrid	Talk Sport	Midfield with a £43.5m release clause
Update	Nicolas Pepe	Lille	101 Great Goals, Telefoot, FootLond.  Caught Offside saying Arsenal are serious; the fee is £70m.  Metro says we are up against Liverpool.  Arsenal Station says player is deciding which clubhe wants.	Star striker.  Man U also interested. “He’s on the way” (FL)
58	Ayoze Perez	Newcastle	Mad about EPL	Inter also want him; forward or attacking midfield
59	Ivan Perisic	Inter Milan	Spursweb, Gazzetta dello sport. He’s a winger or a midfielder or even a number 10, and he has played 141 times for Inter Milan since 2015 and 82 times for Croatia.	Tots and WHU interested. Man U lost interest
60	Dennis Praet	Sampdoria	Corriere dello Sport , Sport Witness, Calciomeracto and Tuttosport	Midfielder or winger; package deal with Anderson
61	Benito Raman	Fortna Dusseldorf	Express	WHU, Burnley, Everton interested
62	James Rodriguez	Real Mad	Sun, Corriere dello Sport.  Curiously the Sun, start by saying that Arsenal have missed out on the transfer, seemingly without having told us it was on in the first place.
63	Ricardo Rodriguez	AC Milan	Full back	Calciomercato and Foot Lond, each citing the other!
64	Ismaila Sarr	Stade Rennais	Metro.  Inside Football says he is going to Watford instead.  Read Arsenal say it could be Arsenal.  We’ll have him if Zaha says no – price £42m!	He will cost over £40m.  A 21 year old winger
Update	William Saliba	Saint Etienne	Le 10 sport says he’s off to Man U.  Shoot, Sport Witness and Metro say Arsenal.  Mirror and  Foot Lond says it is a done deal. Read Arsenal say terms agreed. €25 million.  Arsenal unwilling to pay – Daily Cannon.  Deal getting close but player could be loaned back All Arsenal Rumours.  Deal getting close (Mail)  £26m deal done. Fo Lo now quoting €46m how prices escalate	St Etienne Centre back.  L’Equipe says he has signed a 5 year deal.  Caught offside take the price up to £26m
Update	Marcus Schubert	Dynamo Dresden	Star says Arsenal were expecting the keeper to come after his contract ran out at DD, but now he’s off to Schalke.  But the AFC website has Martinez listed as our second 1st team keeper.  Deal off according Sport 1	A clever ploy – the Star says the deal is off before it was ever thought to be on.
NEW	Everton Soares	Gremio	23 year old winger.  All Arsenal say he has had his medical	Mirror.  Express says Edu has done it
68	Thomas Strakosha	Lazio	Daily Cannon says  Tottenham also interested citing Corriere della Sera as their source	Goalkeeper
69	Dominik Szoboszlai	Red Bull Salzburg	Football Insider.  He played 17 games last season.  Foot Lon have done a fulsome article on how he is the new Ramsey.  Sports Mole say the cost is £9m	18 year old centre midfielder
70	Matt Targett	Southampton	Sun, Teamtalk	Liverpool also want this left back.
71	Nicolas Tagliafico	Ajax	Mirror – “he’s a target for Arsenal”	£17.3million release clause and he gets half!
72	Kieran Tierney	Celtic	Foot Lon tell is he is a left footed full back. 67HH (a Celtic site) says it would be a bad move for him.  TeamTalk says bid is about to be made. ReadArsenal say he is the man for us.  Guardian says delay is because Kroenke is refusing to agree to Celtic’s fee.  Talk Sport then said Arsenal are treating Celtic with contempt.  FooLo say a second bid has been made.  CaughtOff say the same.  Independent says deal is off and Arsenal failed.	442 quote Emery as saying he’s worth every penny of the fee.  About to happen says All Arsenal
73	Leandro Trossard	Genk	€20m according to Inside Futbol	He’s a winger
74	Dorukhan Tokoz	Beşiktaş	He’s 23
75	Samuel Umtiti	Barcelona	Foot Lond running just about the most unlikely story of them all.  But Calciomercato is still talking up the story.   Football 365 have him moving next week. Football Faithful say it is a battle between Arsenal and Man U.	He’s 25 and has played 63 times for Barcelona
76	Upamecano	Leipzig	Daily Express – who say we will sign him and Anderson!	Central defender
Update	Lucas Vázquez.	Real Madrid	Mondo Deportivo and Sport Witness. Arsenal have made an opening £27m plus bonuses bid.  He’s a 27 year old winger; Football Talk.  FoLo has him ready to sign	Football Talk now have the price up to £31m.  442 say €35 million
78	Jordon Veretout	Fiorentina	Metro.  Player says he is moving “to a big club”	25m euros for Ramsey II
79	Wesley	Club Brugges	Sun, Calciomercato, Daily Cannon, LaLazio	Forward, 22 years old
80	Wilfried Zaha	Crystal Palace	Sun, FootLond.  Story is he wants to go to Arsenal and Kevin Campbell says he’s the man for the job.  But Metro says a change in shareholders is holding up the deal. Palace chair says AFC just out to cause problems.	Palace want £80m; plays right wing
81	Hakim Ziyech	Ajax	Foot Lond ran the story as a serious possibility for about a month but but on 19 June said story was an “obvious fake” which obviously had them taken in.	Attacking midfielder
82	Dan-Axel Zagadou	Borussia Dortmund	France Football	Defender

There are more stories still coming in, and we’ll update these soon.