3 moves Arsenal could make before the transfer deadline

Who could Arsenal sign to strengthen the squad with a couple of days remaining in the summer transfer window?

There are still a few holes that Mikel Arteta has to fill in his squad before the transfer window slams shut. For many, another midfielder and potentially another winger will help ease Bukayo Saka’s workload.

Given the club’s finances, as they have already secured the signings of Gabriel Jesus, Oleksander Zinchenko, Marquinhos, Matt Turner and Fabio Vieira, it is unknown how much Arsenal has to spend.

We could see a similar situation to January when the Gunners tried to secure Dušan Vlahović. After their efforts went in vain, Arsenal simply left it until the summer and acquired Jesus.

With that being said, the Gunners need at least one more signing before 2 September.

What are three moves Arsenal could make before the window closes?

1. Youri Tielemans

The one player that the club has been consistently linked with since day one. However, the Gunners have so far baulked at the Foxes’ £35-40m valuation of the midfielder, especially when he will be available for free next summer.

Arsenal could easily wait up until the last hour before making a move to force Leicester’s hand but they could do also something similar to Vlahović and simply leave it until next summer.

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However, given how the Gunners struggled against Fulham without Thomas Partey, another midfielder like Tielemans would help alleviate the reliance on the Ghanaian.

He possesses everything Arteta wants in his midfielders, and a move could materialise late in the window, and many argue that this is the one deal that simply needs to happen.

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