Emile Smith Rowe to Chelsea transfer, Gabriel doubt, Simakan deal - Arsenal behind the scenes
It's set to be a busy final week for Arsenal in the summer transfer window. The Gunners have brought in plenty of players, but there is still plenty of work to do in the sales department.
Rob Holding, Nuno Tavares, Cedric, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Nicolas Pepe are all free to leave. Meanwhile interest has come in for Gabriel Magalhaes and Emile Smith Rowe this week.
With all that going on it felt like the perfect time for a Q&A with football.london's chief Arsenal correspondent Kaya Kaynak. Here we take a look back on the highlights from Monday's session.
Q: Hi Kaya, there’s been a lot of rumours around ESR and Chelsea over the last 24 hours. Are the club willing to sell or in fact have to sell if we don’t get those out we want to?
KK: Thanks for the question. I've actually got a piece coming out on this later today, so I don't want to give away too many spoilers! I will say that it's my understanding that it's currently unlikely that Smith Rowe leaves Arsenal, but the door is not totally closed. The Gunners don't want to sell him though and he is currently in Mikel Arteta's plans.
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Q: What’s up with Gabriel? Are they actually looking to sell him? Also will we be going in for another defender before the window shuts?
KK: Hey, thanks for the question! I think it's fair to say that Arsenal aren't actively looking to sell Gabriel. Mikel Arteta would like to keep him and he only extended his contract in October. However, money talks and if an offer comes in from Saudi Arabia that Arsenal can't refuse things could change. It would be at that point when they start to look at bringing someone in.
Losing Gabriel, Tierney, Tavares and Holding,
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