Arsenal to offload 11 players this summer transfer to fund further incomings

Arsenal to offload 11 players this summer transfer to fund further incomings according to reports.

This summer, Arsenal reportedly plans to sell 11 players, including Bernd Leno and Nicolas Pepe.

The Sun claims that the north London team is eager to get rid of surplus players before the 2022–23 campaign.

The Gunners have had a busy transfer market having already signed Marquinhos, Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Matt Turner, and left-back Olexandr Zinchenko to long-term contracts.

Record signing Nicolas Pepe is expected to be sold if head coach Mikel Arteta manages to secure a new offensive signing before the end of August.

Nuno Tavares has been loaned out to Marseille, while Bernd Leno is on his way out to newly promoted Fulham on an £8 million deal.

Additionally, the Gunners hope to make up to £50 million from the sale of five additional players.

The team is still awaiting firm bids for players like Hector Bellerin, Pablo Mari, Lucas Torreira, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, and Reiss Nelson.

Folarin Balogun and Arthur Okonwko are expected to secure precious minutes during their loan spells at Stade Reims and Crewe Alexandra respectively.

Third-choice goalkeeper Alex Runarsson is also considered to be surplus to requirements at the Emirates Stadium.

Speaking after a 6-0 win over Sevilla in a pre-season friendly, Arteta claimed he expects more signings. He told reporters (via GOAL):

“We are still hoping to do something else if the market allows. You have seen some movement in the last few days as well. We want to get a perfect balance and the plan we wanted from the beginning. Whether we accomplish that or not is another story.”

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