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Arsenal: 5 surprise transfer window moves ahead of deadline

By Ross Kennerley

Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta holds the ball on the touchline during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg football match between Arsenal and Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium in London on April 8, 2021. (Photo by Ian KINGTON / AFP) (Photo by IAN KINGTON/AFP via Getty Images)
Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta holds the ball on the touchline during the UEFA Europa League quarter-final first leg football match between Arsenal and Slavia Prague at the Emirates Stadium in London on April 8, 2021. (Photo by Ian KINGTON / AFP) (Photo by IAN KINGTON/AFP via Getty Images) /
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EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND – JULY 13: Alexandre Lacazette of Arsenal during the Pre-Season Friendly between Hibernian and Arsenal at Easter Road on July 13, 2021 in Edinburgh, Scotland. (Photo by Matthew Ashton – AMA/Getty Images) /

5. Arsenal Sign a Centre-Forward This Summer

It would be the biggest surprise of all if Arsenal were to bring in a new centre-forward this summer. It really would.

Eddie Nketiah, while injured at present and with his employers incredibly wanted to accrue £20m for him, is surely going to be moved on. He has to be. He can’t not be.

The issue, of course, lies with Alexandre Lacazette. With each passing day Arsenal will be lowering their valuation of the 30-year-old as every hour draws him closer to a seemingly inevitable playing out of his contract. Even for the striker, it’s more lucrative for him to secure bigger wages somewhere else next summer and stay with the club he feels at home at.

Why would he leave?

But let’s say he does. Let’s say a buyer is found. Who comes in to replace him and how much time is there to sign them? The first part of that answer is ‘who knows’ and the second segment is ‘not a lot’.

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Therefore, like all those listed above, it would be a surprise for Arsenal to bring in a new striker this summer. The other four are plausible, and this one is definitely not impossible, but at this stage you’d be getting some excellent odds on a shiny new No. 9 walking through the Emirates doors.

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