It's the final week of the transfer window and there is still plenty left to be resolved for Arsenal.
The Gunners have already been active bringing in five players in the shape of Matt Turner, Marquinhos, Fabio Vieira, Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko. Meanwhile, Edu has also been active on the outgoings front having secured the departures of over 30 players in shape or another including the likes of Nicolas Pepe, Lucas Torreira and Bernd Leno.
Still though there is more to do. Here football.london takes a look at what could happen in the final days of the market at the Emirates Stadium.
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Starting with players leaving the club, Arsenal have largely been pretty successful when it comes to getting unwanted players out of the club this summer, even if the fees they've managed to obtain have been relatively minimal. Heading into the final days of the window there are still at least two more who the Gunners will want to shift.
The first of these is Ainsley Maitland-Niles who is no longer a part of Mikel Arteta's plans after failing to make a single matchday squad this season. football.london understands that the England international has been offered to Southampton, while Bournemouth are also interested in him. He has just a year left on his contract, although Arsenal have the option to trigger a 12-month extension which means that the possibility of a loan move cannot be ruled out, even if the Gunners would be happy to see him leave on a permanent basis.
His fellow academy product Hector Bellerin also finds himself a long way off the first team plans at the Emirates at this point in time and is likely to secure an exit as a result. Bellerin has just one year remaining on his contract and having spent last season on loan at Real Betis football.london understands he is keen to secure a return there on a permanent basis.
The La Liga side have limited funds though, and claim they would only be able to sign him on a free transfer. As you would expect Arsenal would like to get a fee for the 27-year-old and intend to hold firm for as long as possible. At the same time though the prospect of another contract termination still hasn't been ruled out at this point.
Reiss Nelson meanwhile looks likely to stay put as things stand, despite being in the last year of his contract, after picking up a quad injury that has ruled him out for some weeks.
Moving on to the incomings and there are some areas of the squad that Arsenal would like to add some depth to. Arteta has already referenced "firepower" as something he wants to add to his group and the Gunners are keen to find a forward capable of playing in multiple positions across the front line after allowing Nicolas Pepe to join Nice on loan for the season.
Wolves' Pedro Neto emerged as one of the targets for this area of the pitch, but it appears that he is going to be a difficult player to get this late in the window. Mykhalo Mudryk meanwhile is reportedly another player that the club have scouted. Arsenal have also spent plenty of money already this summer though, and despite Arteta's insistence that the club are not on any Financial Fair Play watchlists, they will be wary of their budgets.
Midfield is another area where they could look to strengthen. football.london understands that Youri Tielemans is on the list of players Arsenal are targeting, but there has not been anything concrete at the time of writing. With just 12 months remaining on his contract, the Belgian would come for a relatively cheap fee this late in the window, but his wages are something to consider.
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