Benjamin sesko transfer done, Lewis Skelly to Madrid”, Possible Arsenal incoming and outgoing transfer business this summer as Another Chelsea player set to join Arsenal on loan next week

Benjamin sesko transfer done, Lewis Skelly to Madrid”, Possible Arsenal incoming and outgoing transfer business this summer as Another Chelsea player set to join Arsenal on loan next week

Arsenal’s summer transfer business is already under way.

The Gunners announced their released list on Wednesday, with the four senior players Mikel Arteta made reference to at the end of the Premier League season confirmed as departing the club.

Kieran Tierney, Jorginho, Neto and Raheem Sterling were joined on the list by 13 other young players who will be released this summer, as Arteta plots a summer overhaul alongside new sporting director Andrea Berta.

There are question marks over Thomas Partey’s future at the club, with the north Londoners in talks to the Ghanaian’s representatives over a possible contract extension.

Nuno Tavares has also left the club this week, joining Lazio in a permanent deal following his loan in Italy this season.

But no new players have come in as yet. Speculation is rife, but there have not been any official signings yet with the first of two summer transfer windows open for five days now.

Here football.london takes a look at what a perfect summer would look like for Berta and Arteta.

Incomings
Let’s start with the most exciting part – new signings.

A new striker is key this summer, having flirted with adding extra firepower to their ranks in the last summer transfer window and then in January when a £40million bid for Aston Villa striker Ollie Watkins was rejected.

Having finished 10 points behind Liverpool at the top of the Premier League table, Arsenal know they need to turn draws into wins next season, having drawn more games than anyone else in the league bar Everton in 2024/25.

Someone who can put the chances away when they arrive is imperative, and Benjamin Sesko – a long-term Arsenal transfer target – could be the main man.

A fee in the region of £92.5million has been mooted and while that is a lot of money, he would be worth it if he helps fire the Gunners to the title.

football.london’s Arsenal writer Tom Canton has already expressed his feeling that a Declan Rice-esque signing up top is necessary and Sesko could be that. Viktor Gyokeres is another who has been heavily linked, but it is likely to be one or the other for Arsenal.

With Jorginho departing and Partey potentially going too, Arsenal will be light in midfield. Martin Zubimendi is the man to solve that issue, with the likelihood of a £51million deal going through for the 26-year-old.

Arsenal may also look at bringing in another goalkeeper, with Neto going back to parent club Bournemouth. Whether that be another loan or a permanent deal remains to be seen, but Joan Garcia does not look like being the man to come in now, despite previous links.

Elia Caprile spent the second half of the season on loan at Cagliari from Napoli, keeping five clean sheets while there for the struggling side. He is good with his feet and only 23 years old and could be a find signing for the long-term.

Wonderkid Konstantinos Karetsas is the new name being linked with Arsenal and the midfielder could be one for the future that could signal Partey’s departure with two midfield signings being made.

At the back, Arsenal look well stocked, but that could change if the likes of Jakub Kiwior or Takehiro Tomiyasu were to leave.

Outgoings
The perfect summer would probably not see Partey leave the club. He enjoyed a good 2024/25 campaign and tying him down to a new contract would benefit the club.

But there are probably a few more players that Arteta could do with getting off the books.

Oleksandr Zinchenko does not look like he has a big role to play at the club anymore and it would benefit all parties if he were to leave, given Arsenal can get a reasonable fee for him. There are reports of the Gunenrs wanting €45million (£37.8million).

Albert Sambi Lokonga also needs to go, with no future for the Belgian in north London. He could bring in around €15million (£12.6million). Reiss Nelson and Fabio Vieira will return from loan spells at Fulham and Porto respectively and both may be worth another look in the summer to take squad positions for next season.

Two players who may look at their futures more closely, depending on signings, will be Gabriel Jesus and Leandro Trossard. Jesus may well stay now because he is injured, but his future has been up in the air for some time and that will only get more complicated with a new striker signing.