- Arsenal will prioritise three positions to strengthen in the transfer window
- Multiple peripheral players are at risk of being sold to raise funds for incomings
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Arsenal have identified three priority positions to strengthen as Mikel Arteta plans changes to his squad with the aim of breaking into Europe’s elite.
The Gunners crashed out of the Champions League against Bayern Munich on Wednesday night but are already planning to revamp their team ahead of next season as they look to crack the big time.
It is no secret that Arsenal want a new striker this summer, but intriguingly they have also placed a new left-back and midfielder on their summer checklist.
Arsenal will release significant funds this summer, with their spending on incomings to be supplemented by a number of exits.
News of the club’s search for a left-back arrives at a time where there is some doubt over Oleksandr Zinchenko’s long-term future under Arteta, although the Spaniard offered a resounding backing of the Ukrainian defender earlier this week.
Arsenal are prepared to spend significant funds on a striker, a left-back, and a midfielder
There are doubts over the long-term future of Oleksandr Zinchenko, one of three left-backs in the first team
Among their targets for a new striker are Red Bull Leipzig striker Benjamin Sesko and Sporting Lisbon centre forward Viktor Gyokeres.
They also admire Premier League duo Ollie Watkins and Alexander Isak, who play for Aston Villa and Newcastle respectively, but both deals are riddled with difficulties. Their long-term interest in Ivan Toney has simmered.
Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi has major backing with Arsenal’s recruitment team.
There will also be a focus on selling peripheral players with Aaron Ramsdale, Eddie Nketiah, Reiss Nelson and Thomas Partey among the players who could be sacrificed.
Ramsdale has interest from Newcastle and Chelsea, whilst clubs from abroad are also monitoring his situation.
Crystal Palace and West Ham have admired Nketiah and his fellow academy graduate Emile Smith Rowe, who may also be…