Arsenal have been handed a boost over Manchester United and Chelsea in the race to sign Michael Olise this summer. The Gunners are on the search for a new winger and Olise has recently emerged as one of the top names on their summer shortlist. The Crystal Palace winger has also been linked with United and Chelsea, but Arsenal could have an edge after David Ornstein’s update. In a Q&A session on The Athletic, Ornstein revealed that Olise would only leave Palace for ‘one of the small number of most prominent Champions League clubs’. Arsenal favourites for Olise with Champions League The Gun ..read more

Arsenal really like Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes with a big summer approaching the North London club, according to The Athletic journalist David Ornstein. The Gunners are expected to bolster their squad during the next transfer window after their recent struggles in the Champions League and Premier League, and they could be open to strengthening their options in the middle of the park. With Albert Sambi Lokonga expected to move on permanently at the end of the season and the futures of Jorginho and Thomas Partey at the Emirates Stadium club in doubt, bringing in a new holding m ..read more

Former Arsenal defender William Gallas believes that the reason William Saliba is not a starter for France is because he is inconsistent. The Gunners centre-back has been a key player for the North Londoners since last term, with his unavailability due to injury leading to their collapse in the title race towards the end of 2022-23. Saliba has been fit all season, playing every minute of all their 32 league games so far, and Arsenal are challenging for the title again due to his brilliance and solid partnership with Brazilian centre-back Gabriel Magalhaes. Despite his heroics at club level, t ..read more

Arsenal are ‘expected’ to knock on Fenerbahce’s door to sign left-back Ferdi Kadioglu this summer, according to journalist Yagiz Sabuncuoglu. The Gunners currently have Oleksandr Zinchenko, Takehiro Tomiyasu and Jakub Kiwior as their left-back options, but none of them are guaranteed starters. With the inconsistent showing of the trio this month, manager Mikel Arteta could be interested in signing a new player for the position ahead of next season. Sabuncuoglu has now revealed (via Sports Digitale) that Gunners’ recruiter Romain Poirot has been watching Kadioglu and he has compiled reports on ..read more

Arsenal are stepping up plans to sign a world-class forward during the summer transfer window after Bayern Munich dumped them out of the Champions League, according to the Sun. Manager Mikel Arteta wants a versatile and modern forward capable of influencing games down the middle as well as from out wide, and Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins is on their radar, but his age remains a sticking point. The 28-year-old England international has bagged 26 goals and assisted another ten in 46 games across all competitions this season after ending last term with 16 goals and six assists in 40 games. A ..read more

Former Arsenal and Manchester United defender Mikael Silvestre has advised the Gunners to sign Newcastle United striker Alexander Isak this summer. The Gunners have had a good season under manager Mikel Arteta, but they continue to lack a genuine goalscoring striker who can take them to the next level. Gabriel Jesus, Eddie Nketiah, Leandro Trossard and Kai Havertz have all played up front this term, but none of them have managed more than eight goals in the role. The club need to sign a marquee centre-forward ahead of next season and Silvestre believes the club should secure the services of I ..read more

Arsenal are planning a summer move for Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres after cooling their interest in Napoli’s Victor Osimhen, according to O Jogo. The Gunners are expected to invest on a marquee centre-forward this summer and they have been continuously linked with Gyokeres and Osimhen in recent weeks. However, O Jogo (page 15) claim that the London club have decided to prioritise a deal for Gyokeres over Osimhen due to the price tag and higher wages involved. Osimhen, who has netted 15 goals in the campaign, has a release clause worth £111 million in his contract and earns almost ..read more

Arsenal lost their stranglehold on the Premier League’s summit last weekend as Aston Villa shocked the Emirates Stadium.  Unai Emery exacted revenge on his former employers as the Lions stunned the London outfit 2-0, allowing perennial champions Manchester City to go two points clear at the top. Manager Mikel Arteta must have felt a sense of deja vu, with the Gunners’ valiant effort to end City’s reign of dominance starting to fall apart down the final stretch.  Similarly to last season, Arteta’s men have been flirting with the Premier League title for almost the entire campaign, on ..read more

Arsenal travel to the Allianz Arena for the second leg of the Champions League quarter-final against Bayern Munich tonight. The Gunners played out a 2-2 draw against the German outfit at the Emirates Stadium last week. They had the chance to go 2-0 up at one stage before two defensive errors allowed Thomas Tuchel’s side to get back into the game. Leandro Trossard ensured that Arsenal shared the spoils, but they could have had a penalty in the final seconds of stoppage time. Ahead of the return leg, Arteta could be tempted to make a few changes from the 2-0 loss to Aston Villa in the Premier L ..read more

Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi is one of the top targets for Arsenal this summer, according to Daily Mail. The Gunners are expected to make multiple signings during the summer transfer window. A new defensive midfielder could be one of the top priorities. Thomas Partey has looked far from his best amid his injuries this season. He could be offloaded by the Gunners with his contract expiring in June next year. Jorginho and Mohamed Elneny are about to enter the final two months of their deals and there is a possibility that both could leave on free transfers. Amidst this, the Gunners ..read more