Arsenal are wasting no time in conducting their transfer business this summer. The Gunners’ 2025/26 campaign only came to an end last Saturday, when they suffered a defeat to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties in the Champions League final.
Despite already being crowned Premier League champions at long last, that setback in Budapest would have pained Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta, who immediately made it clear in his post-match press conference that the north Londoners would have to show great intent in the upcoming transfer window.
Josh Kroenke, the son of Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke, has suggested sporting director Andrea Berta could be handed another £250million to spend on signings, matching the club’s record outlay last summer.
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And it appears they have already begun planning for the 2026/27 campaign, with Mirror Football bringing you two of the latest transfer stories involving the English champions.
Former Gunners defender Nacho Monreal believes Arsenal will have the best midfield in the world if they sign Sandro Tonali from Newcastle this summer. Tonali, 26, emerged as a transfer target in the January window after Berta was made aware of the possibility of signing him.
The Italian’s own agent is understood to have reached out to Berta as Tonali is desperate to continue playing in the Champions League next season. The Magpies’ failure to secure European football, as well as reports of Arsenal being in the market for a new central midfielder, mean Tonali has re-emerged as a potential summer acquisition.
Despite Arteta already having a star-studded midfield base consisting of Declan Rice, Martin Zubimendi and Myles Lewis-Skelly at his disposal, Monreal supports the signing of Tonali, claiming that his arrival would make the Gunners’ midfield unmatched by any other team.
“If Arsenal sign Tonali, obviously they will have the best midfield in the world,” said Monreal, who played 251 times for the Gunners between 2013 and 2019. “But they signed Zubimendi last year for a lot of money, so it is a difficult one.
“To have both Tonali, Zubimendi, and Rice would be a lot, so I can only imagine that they would have to sell either Zubimendi or Declan Rice if they really want Tonali. In my opinion, they already have the two best defensive midfielders in the world.”
Teddy Sheringham has mentioned Trent Alexander-Arnold as a potential signing for Arsenal. No one would have imagined the former Liverpool defender as a Gunners player when he left the Reds to join Real Madrid last summer as a free agent.
But the 27-year-old endured a hugely disappointing first campaign in Spain, having been in and out of the starting-11 due to injuries and a lack of form. Now, the Englishman’s future is even more uncertain going into next season, given the impending signing of Dutch right-back Denzel Dumfries.
View 2 ImagesTeddy Sheringham has spoken about the potential of Trent Alexander-Arnold moving to Arsenal(Image: AFP via Getty Images)
Jose Mourinho’s appointment as manager also spells bad news for Alexander-Arnold, given the Portuguese’s reliance on solid defending – something he is known to lack. That makes him an unlikely target when it comes to Arteta’s transfer wish-list. But former Tottenham striker Sheringham thinks the Gunners can mask Alexander-Arnold’s defensive frailties with their impressive structure, while he could offer them the X-factor they have missed in recent times.
Speaking to BOYLE Sports, who offer the latest World Cup odds, Sheringham said: “Could we see Trent Alexander-Arnold back in the Premier League? Liverpool fans might not want him back so it does narrow down where he could go, doesn’t it. He doesn’t immediately strike me as an Arsenal player, to be fair. I think they’re too strong and resilient and work as a proper back four unit. But they could make it work for him.
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“Even if you have an organised back four with fantastic players, if you leave him on his own Trent looks all over the place, but that was true of Harry Maguire when Manchester United weren’t playing well. If you did that to Tony Adams or Steve Buce they’d have looked shocking.
“If you put Trent in an organised, structured back four, and they work as a unit, that’s what playing in a team like Arsenal is all about. If someone worked with Trent along those lines, coached him to get in the right position at the right times, then I’m sure he could improve in that position to give Arsenal that extra dimension that he brings to a team.”
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