Excitement in London As Arsenal to Offer Mikel Arteta £180million for Summer Transfers

Excitement in London As Arsenal to Offer Mikel Arteta £180million for Summer Transfers

Chukwu Ikechukwu
updated at April 12, 2023 at 7:55 PM
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  • Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta is set to be handed a huge transfer budget to land three top targets in the summer transfer window
  • The Gunners were unable to bring in any new signings in the January transfer window with the club selling key players to reduce the squad
  • Arteta’s urgent priority is signing a striker and at the top of the list and Sweden international Isak and Everton target man Calvert-Lewin are top targets.

Arsenal are ready to release a mega war chest to back manager Mikel Arteta in the summer transfer window as the Gunners aim to strengthen its squad ahead of next season.

The Gunners witnessed the sales of top players in the January window with players such as Calum Chambers, Sead Kolasinac and Aubameyang ended up leaving on a permanent basis.

Excitement in London As Arsenal to Offer Mikel Arteta £180million for Summer Transfers
Mikel Arteta will again be handed funds next sumemer in another show of support for his work. Photo by Stuart MacFarlane
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According to reports via Mirror and The Express, Arsenal are now reportedly eyeing another summer of spending as Mikel Arteta is set to be handed a £180million transfer war chest.

The London club has a thin squad currently and stand a chance to lose more players in the summer as Alexandre Lacazette, Mohamed Elneny and Eddie Nketiah all have their deals expiring at the end of the season.

Priority for Arteta will be to bring in quality players especially in the striking position to replace former captain Aubameyang who joined Barcelona on transfer deadline day.

Arsenal target three top signings ahead of summer transfers

Arsenal are reportedly targeting three major summer signings to boost the Gunners squad after losing several key players in the January transfer window.

According to Daily Mail, the London club is lining up bids for strikers Alexander Isak, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and midfielder Ruben Neves as potential future targets.

Last summer, Arteta spent a total sum of £150m on Ben White, Martin Odegaard, Aaron Ramsdale, Takehiro Tomiyasu, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares.

Mesut Ozil Sends Stunning Message to Aubameyang

Earlier, Sports Brief reported Mesut Ozil has wished Aubameyang good luck in his career following his move to Spanish giants Barcelona from Premier League side Arsenal on deadline day.

The Gabonese striker had issues with Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and was snubbed in the first team before he went to Cameroon with his country for the 2021 African Cup of Nations.

And at the 2021 African Cup of Nations in Cameroon, Gabon failed to perform well as they crashed out in the group stage before Aubameyang returned to England.

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