Arsenal's summer transfer window - graded

Mikel Arteta's Arsenal resemble an updated version of Jurgen Klopp's Liverpool when it comes to the transfer market.

Most of the Gunners' incoming business is sound and most of their recruits improve drastically in their system. That's all you can really ask for in a transfer.

They haven't been as busy this summer, but they have splashed the cash in key areas.

Here's how rates their most recent business.

Transfer date

Signed from

Fee

28/06/23

Chelsea

£62m

Yeah, yeah, 'jury's out' and all that. But you can't deny that on the face of it, this was a weird deal for Arsenal.

In three years at Chelsea, Kai Havertz failed to live up to the considerable hype from his Bayer Leverkusen days, which is quite a feat considering he scored a goal to win the Champions League.

The plan to move Havertz away from the centre forward role was understandable considering his poor finishing and lack of conviction when striking a ball. It's questionable whether he will succeed in a deep midfield role, however.

Transfer date

Signed from

Fee

14/07/23

Ajax

£34.3m

Sometimes you don't know what you've truly got until it's got, which is ironic in the case of Jurrien Timber and Arsenal considering he played only 50 minutes of Premier League action before succumbing to an ACL injury.

Without the Dutchman, Arteta has been forced to fit other defenders into the unique role he had devised for his summer signing.

In the long run, Timber should prove to be a fine signing and not just because Arsenal miss him while he's out.

Transfer date

Signed from

Fee

15/07/23

West Ham

£100m

It's been obvious for a while that Declan Rice was a bonafide superstar in waiting, he just needed a bigger stage to burst onto.

He's proven an instant hit with the Emirates faithful and an iconic goal/moment is