Transfer Rumours Summer 2025/26 Transfer Window Thread

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This will be a summary of the official rumours/links, incomings and outgoings at the club this Summer. I'll regularly update the OP. I'll also update it with contract renewals too.

First team - INCOMINGS:

Kepa Arrizabalaga - £5m - Chelsea to Arsenal
Martin Zubimendi - £55m - Real Sociedad to Arsenal
Christian Norgaard - £10m + £2m add-ons - Brentford to Arsenal
Noni Madueke - £48m + £4m add-ons - Chelsea to Arsenal
Cristhian Mosquera - £13m + £3.5m add-ons - Valencia to Arsenal
Viktor Gyökeres - £55m + £8m add-ons - Sporting CP to Arsenal
Eberechi Eze - £60m + £7.5m add-ons - Crystal Palace to Arsenal
Piero Hincapié - loan with option to buy (£45m + 10% sell-on clause) - Bayer Leverkusen to Arsenal

First team - OUTGOINGS:

Jorginho - free agent - Arsenal to Flamengo
Marquinhos - £3m - Arsenal to Cruzeiro
Nuno Tavares - £7.5m - Arsenal to Lazio
Karl Hein - loan - Arsenal to Werder Bremen
Kieran Tierney - free agent - Arsenal to Celtic
Neto - loan ended - back to AFC Bournemouth
Raheem Sterling - loan ended - back to Chelsea
Thomas Partey - free agent - Arsenal to Villarreal
Takehiro Tomiyasu - free agent
Jakub Kiwior - loan with obligation to buy (£22.5m + £1m add-ons + 20% sell-on clause) - Arsenal to Porto
Albert Sambi Lokonga - £10m - Arsenal to Hamburg
Fabio Vieira - loan - Arsenal to Hamburg (option to buy for £17.5m)
Oleksandr Zinchenko - loan - Arsenal to Nottingham Forest
Reiss Nelson - loan - Arsenal to Brentford


Youth Team - INCOMINGS:

Marcell Washington - Chelsea to Arsenal
Damien Agustien - Derby County to Arsenal


Youth Team - OUTGOINGS:

Nathan Butler-Oyedeji
Reece Clairmont
Khayon Edwards
Jakai Fisher
Romari Forde
Jimi Gower
Jack Henry-Francis
Max Kuczynski
Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand
Ismail Oulad M’Hand
Brian Okonkwo
Elian Quesada-Thorn
Zacariah Shuaib
Ismael Kabia - loan - Arsenal to Shrewsbury Town

Contract Renewals:

Gabriel Magalhaes - extension until 2029 + 1 year option
Myles Lewis-Skelly - extension until 2030
Ethan Nwaneri - extension until 2030
 
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Lokonga has been offered a 12 month extension, apparently he will still be sold this summer, but it should mean we get a better price.
 
PINKIE said:
Lokonga has been offered a 12 month extension, apparently he will still be sold this summer, but it should mean we get a better price.
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We only signed him for like £17m, so I'd like to see us at least break even for if/when we sell him. Would be disappointing if we can't. From what I've read, he did OK at Sevilla, but got injured a few times and Sevilla just about avoided relegation, so not sure they have the funds/justification to sign him permanently.

Will be interesting to see where he ends up.
 
Leroy Sane in 2025?? No thanks. I hope this isn't true and is just media BS. We've had 3 consecutive years of CL football now, I'm pretty sure we can do better than a 29-year old free agent who isn't the same player he used to be anymore. This isn't 2018.

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If we sign Sesko, where exactly is Gyokeres going to go? Feel a bit sorry for him. Sesko can go anywhere but Gyokeres needs a move now really at his age and I quite like him. Seems like a nice guy like Jorginho and Havertz. He better not do something unpleasant and move to Spurs now they’ve got CL.

Delap is also a very strange buy from Chelsea. He’s not better than Jackson. And they could have had Sesko/Gyokeres (whichever we don’t get) or Osimhen. Very odd when there are three other better strikers on the move this summer.
 
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If we sign Sesko, where exactly is Gyokeres going to go? Feel a bit sorry for him. Sesko can go anywhere but Gyokeres needs a move now really at his age and I quite like him. Seems like a nice guy like Jorginho and Havertz. He better not do something unpleasant and move to Spurs now they’ve got CL.

Delap is also a very strange buy from Chelsea. He’s not better than Jackson. And they could have had Sesko/Gyokeres (whichever we don’t get) or Osimhen. Very odd when there are three other better strikers on the move this summer.
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Wouldn't be surprised to see Gyokeres go to any of Spurs, Barcelona or Chelsea. Reports are Chelsea are still looking for another striker even after they sign Delap (Nkunku leaving, Jackson possibly could be sold too). Spurs clearly need another focal point CF, so that could be on the cards, especially with CL football. And Barcelona need a replacement for Lewandowski, who is getting on a bit now.

As for Delap, I think he's a really good player and I've been impressed when I've watched him. I think he's better than Jackson personally. He's better technically, can hold the ball up under pressure, win fouls, runs the channels, carries the ball well, has quite nimble feet for a big guy and is a good focal point for a team who whips in loads of crosses (there was a stat that said Pedro Neto put in the most crosses into the box in the league or something like that).
 
Actually, I just realised Gyokeres may go to Liverpool too. Darwin Nunez and Luis Diaz both up for sale for Liverpool this Summer, Gyokeres could be the replacement.
 
Marquinhos left Arsenal on a permanent deal now. Apparently the fee is around £3m according to other sources in Brazil.

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If we sign Sesko, where exactly is Gyokeres going to go? Feel a bit sorry for him. Sesko can go anywhere but Gyokeres needs a move now really at his age and I quite like him. Seems like a nice guy like Jorginho and Havertz. He better not do something unpleasant and move to Spurs now they’ve got CL.

Delap is also a very strange buy from Chelsea. He’s not better than Jackson. And they could have had Sesko/Gyokeres (whichever we don’t get) or Osimhen. Very odd when there are three other better strikers on the move this summer.
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Yeah on one hand I want us to sign Gyokeres - nice guy, works hard, absolute goal machine and may be in a better position to deliver straight way.

Sesko though has soo much potential his ceiling is insane. The guy is 6'5 - leaps like a basketball player, insane pace and scores spectacular goals. But not yet hit the top level when it comes to goals/assists.
 
Don't know much about this Greek youngster, but that's a lot of money for a 17-year old. Also, what would this mean for Nwaneri and Bowman?

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Can’t really argue with that for a £5m backup keeper I suppose…
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Can’t really argue with that for a £5m backup keeper I suppose…
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It would really be nice if we had a window where we didn't sign Chelsea's cast-offs. Getting a bit sick of it now.
 
Gabriel extends his deal at Arsenal.

Reportedly until 2029 with an option for a further year.

https://www.arsenal.com/news/gabriel-signs-new-arsenal-contract

This is good news. He and Saliba have been the backbone of what's been a solid defensive platform for us. He's become a real leader at the back and has performed at such a high level. I know he's been tempted by offers from Saudi the last couple years, but I'm delighted he's chosen to stay with us.

Superb player and character. I really hope we can win things with him at the club. He deserves it.
 
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