The infamous Arsenal transfer ‘war chest’ is likely a term you see banded around different platforms leading up to the summer window and there are suggestions that the club could go over £200million this summer. Whilst even I’ve discussed the idea that getting close to a £300million investment from the club shouldn’t be beyond their reach this summer, the reality is very different.
Not in terms of what can be invested across multiple transfer packages, but the idea of what the club will spend this summer. For example, football.london understands Kai Havertz's £65million deal is split into being paid across three instalments and £5million in add-ons.
Therefore, this summer, if the instalments are equally split, Arsenal will pay just £20million. This trend continues for Arsenal’s other signings so that in the end, the club are far from a £200million-plu summer investment.
