Why Arsenal may still seal Holding, Lokonga, Cedric and Pepe deals after transfer deadline day
It's been a busy summer for Arsenal so far. David Raya, Jurrien Timber, Declan Rice and Kai Havertz have all arrived for a combined fee north of £200million. Despite their impressive work when it comes to incomings, it seems as though the Gunners' primary focus is set to be sales.
They have already had a busy week on that front. Kieran Tierney left to join Real Sociedad on loan on Sunday, while Folarin Balogun's £34.3million move to Monaco was confirmed on Wednesday night. Nuno Tavares meanwhile is set to join Nottingham Forest for the remainder of the season very soon.
Beyond that, there are still four more players who could leave the Emirates Stadium. football.londonunderstands that Arsenal are open to offers for Rob Holding, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Cedric and Nicolas Pepe. The English transfer window closes at 11pm on September 1st, but there is a possibility that all four exits could still happen beyond that.
Holding has attracted interest from Besiktas, while reports have emerged in the past few hours suggesting that Galatasaray could make a late move for Albert Sambi Lokonga. The deadline for the Turkish Super Lig does not come until September 15th however.
It's a similar case in Portugal where the summer window does not close until September 22nd. Cedric is attracting interest from Porto, Benfica and Sporting Lisbon, so there's a possibility that deal could happen a little later on too.
Perhaps the most high profile exit though would be that of Nicolas Pepe. He is reportedly attracting interest from sides in Saudi Arabia. The window for the Saudi Pro League does not close until September 7th.
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