Arsenal head into the brand new season hoping that this would be the yr they lastly finish a 20-year wait to win the Premier League after taking the title race to the ultimate weekend of the season final outing.
The signing of Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori in a £42million deal from Bologna ought to strengthen their backline, whereas Actual Sociedad midfielder Mikel Merino stays a goal.
Ideally, the membership would additionally add a top-tier striker to their ranks earlier than the window shuts on the finish of the month, whereas there may be nonetheless work to do within the goalkeeper place.
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The Gunners’ first transfer this summer season was to finish a everlasting transfer for David Raya following a profitable mortgage stint from Brentford final season. Since then, third-choice stopper Karl Hein has additionally departed, becoming a member of Actual Valladolid on mortgage for the season.
Aaron Ramsdale has additionally been the topic of switch hypothesis, with the previous Sheffield United man desirous to play first-team soccer after Raya’s arrival relegated him to bench-warming duties for many of final season.
A brand new goalkeeper is subsequently on the membership’s buying record which is why the information that Juventus confirmed the discharge of former Gunners ‘keeper Wojciech Szczesny shall be of curiosity to them.
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Wojciech Szczęsny is now a free agent (Picture credit score: Getty)
Szczesny was linked with a return to the Emirates earlier this summer season, with the truth that he would depend as a homegrown participant because of his earlier time on the membership’s Hale Finish academy, one other profit to bringing the 34-year-old again to north London.
Szczesny’s exit from Juventus was confirmed on Wednesday afternoon, ending a seven-year keep in Turin that noticed the Polish worldwide make greater than 250 appearances for the membership and win eight trophies with the membership.
Different goalkeepers to be linked with Arsenal as Raya’s back-up this summer season embrace Wolves’ Dan Bentley and Espanyol’s Joan Garcia, however after a transfer for Bentley fell by way of, the membership now have the inexperienced gentle to pursue free agent Szczesny.
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