Arteta can plot Spurs and Chelsea transfer hijack as Arsenal advantage revealed
Arsenal transfer news: Barcelona star Ansu Fati could seal a loan move to the Premier League before the summer window closes
With Tavares and Tierney moving temporarily for the 2023/24 season, along with Jurrien Timber's long-term injury, Arsenal now have a significantly lower number of options in defence. However, no obvious target has been identified by Arteta and Edu with transfer guru Fabrizio Romano providing an update on what the Gunners may do in the final days of the window.
"I've had a lot of Arsenal fans asking me if there is a plan to replace Kieran Tierney and Nuno Tavares," he said via CaughtOffside. "For now I think it’s an open situation - Arsenal are always acting with same strategy in this kind of cases, they sign a player if they believe it’s the right opportunity. There are no talks as of today but let’s keep it open until the end, based on outgoings."
It was also noted that Chelsea were presented with the chance to sign Fati as Mauricio Pochettino seeks to bolster his attacking options. However, with Spurs currently appearing focused on Brennan Johnson and Chelsea looking at Palmer, Fati could be the aforementioned 'right opportunity' for Arsenal.
After the £200million spending spree, signing a new right-sided attacker was seen as something Arsenal were looking into, however nothing materialised with the only concrete option in Ajax star Mohammed Kudus instead joining West Ham.
Fati predominantly plays on the left, but can also play centrally and on the right, meaning he can provide cover for Bukayo Saka. The 20-year-old also has Champions League experience and that factor could actually play as an advantage for the Gunners over Chelsea and Tottenham.
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