Sport | Football Arsenal sporting director Edu has stressed the need for a patient and considered approach when it comes to the club’s summer transfer business, giving valuable insight into how the process unfolds. The Gunners are expected to make a significant splash in the market after missing out to Manchester City on the Premier League title in agonising fashion on the final day of the season last weekend. Arsenal spent more than £200million during a considerable splurge during last summer’s window having collapsed in painful fashion in the title race in 2022/23, including a club-record £105m fee to bring in influential England midfielder Declan Rice from West Ham.
They also spent £65m on signing Kai Havertz from Chelsea and a further £34m on Jurrien Timber of Ajax, loaning Brentford goalkeeper David Raya for an initial £3m on a deal that includes the option for a permanent £27m transfer this summer. Arsenal did not make a single signing during what was a very quiet January transfer window in the Premier League, but are expected to strengthen their squad considerably in the weeks and months ahead after co-owner Josh Kroenke recently vowed that no one at the club will stand still in their quest to finally overhaul City after suffering title heartbreak in successive campaigns. As well as being expected to trigger the deal to sign Raya full-time and also sign another goalkeeper to cover the likely departure of Aaron Ramsdale, Arsenal are particularly planning to in.
