Arsenal's summer transfer window looks set to be a very busy one as significant backing for Mikel Arteta looms following their impressive 2022/23 campaign so far. The Gunners have endured a tough few years but patience under Arteta has been shown and the club are now reaping the rewards currently sitting top of the Premier League table.
A new central midfielder remains the transfer priority, despite the January window acquisition of Jorginho, with West Ham star Declan Rice as the main target, football.london understands. The Hammers captain is expected to leave in the summer after expressing his reluctance to sign an extension beyond his current contract which expires in 2024.
Chelsea are also interested in signing the English midfielder despite breaking the British record transfer fee to sign Enzo Fernandez in January. Brighton star Moises Caicedo is another central midfielder on the radar of the London clubs with the Seagulls receiving bids in the winter window from both where all four offers sent to the south coast swiftly rejected.
