Arsenal often throw up a surprise or two during a window. The club have become somewhat masters of this in recent years with both incomings and outgoings sneaking up on supporters before they’ve had a chance to debate, rage, praise and quickly search up a YouTube compilation or two.
Mat Ryan famously was announced on the Arsenal website as a new January loan signing without any hint at any outlet that a deal was happening. Only days before Fabio Vieira signed last summer did it emerge his move to north London was on and until only a week ago Jurrien Timber was revealed to be a priority target without any build-up prior to the window’s opening.
With that in mind, football.london takes a look at three names of players who could be shock signings. Although there might be some historic links to the upcoming trio, they’ve certainly not been mentioned substantially this summer with the focus very much elsewhere.
