The summer transfer window ended in a bad way for Arsenal, despite them completing some late business by moving on a number of their players. Rob Holding, Sambi Lokonga and Nuno Tavares all left on deadline day in a mixture of temporary and permanent deals whilst Nicolas Pepe eventually saw his deal with the club terminated in order to leave for Turkey.
football.londonrevealed that the club were frustrated with how late some of their outgoing business materialised with clubs coming very late in the window to agree on deals. It left them without room to manoeuvre after their four summer signings.
However, even with the late departures, it has not allowed yet for much room in the upcoming January window. Transfer talk has brewed since the last window closed with names like Pedro Neto and Ivan Toney being continuously talked about.
However, there is a glaring issue that few seem to be discussing… they don’t fit. Not in the sense that neither player would not offer anything — instead that there is simply no space.
Arsenal have a full 25-man squad. Despite the likes of Cedric Soares and Emile Smith Rowe being linked with late exits from Arsenal, they have stayed and neither, nor any other squad members, have seen much in the way of potential exit links.
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