Arsenal Transfer News LIVE: Gyokeres MISSION, Toney UPDATE, Calafiori CLAUSE (2024)

Arsenal have been linked with young left-backMaxim De Cuyper.

The 23-year-old plays with Club Brugge and the Belgium national side, though Arsenal's interest at the moment appears to be an an early stage. (Nieuwsbladsport)

Should Dominic Calvert-Lewin leave Everton this summer, the Toffees want to sign Eddie Nketiah.

Arsenal are willing to let Nketiah leave if their asking price is met, but as of yet no club has met that valuation.

Marseille have been in negotiations for weeks and those talks broke down, but now Bournemouth and Everton are interested. (TeamTalk)

Mikel Merino is open to a move to Arsenal.

Real Sociedad are desperate to keep both Merino and his team-mate Martin Zubimendi, with the latter recently turning down a move to Liverpool.

Merino is in a slightly different situation in that he has less than 12 months left on his contract so would be available for a lower fee of around £25 million. (Telegraph)

Former Arsenal star Lauren wants the club to sign Mikel Merino, telling MyBettingSites.co.uk:

"Nowadays in football, £25 million for a player like Mikel Merino, as per today's market, is great business. Of course it's a lot of money but for a player like Merino, who's been absolutely brilliant. I analyse La Liga and he's an outstanding player. He's not only the typical holding midfield player, he drops to receive the ball, gets into position from where he can score goals."

Arsenal will allow Jakub Kiwior to leave the Emirates on loan as long as the deal includes an option to buy.

The Poland international has been put down the pecking order following the arrival of Riccardo Calafiori, with Juventus, Napoli and Milan said to be interested in a deal. (Mirror)

Arsenal are not in the race to sign Victor Osimhen.

The Napoli striker looks poised to leave Serie A this summer, though no club has been willing to meet the Italian side's big demands as of yet. Chelsea remain in negotiations over the player and hope to strike a deal that would see Romelu Lukaku move in the other direction, but Fabrizio Romano says Arsenal aren't involved.

“Finally on Chelsea, there is still no major update or change to the Victor Osimhen situation," he said. "They never left the race, but Osimhen still insists on a permanent transfer and he won’t lower his salary demands. I’m also not aware of any negotiation ongoing right now with other clubs, despite some reports in Italy mentioning Arsenal."

Should Aaron Ramsdale leave Arsenal this summer, the club will pursue Joan Garcia of Espanyol.

The Gunners are open to a Ramsdale departure after the England international became the number two at the club behind David Raya. Arsenal's preference is that Ramsdale leave on a permanent deal so funds can be raised for player acquisitions, but the latest offer - a loan deal from Ajax - has been rejected. (Mail)