For any team to impress in the Premier League,it has to invest heavily on it’s squad and not even Arsenal is being left behind.
Arsenal have a number of players that are running out of their contract,and others who have failed to impress their current coach, Unai Emery which is what he is working on to do away with them in order to get new ones
Henrik Mkhitaryan’s Arsenal future is in doubt.The Gunners are keen to offload the midfielder as well as Mesut Ozil this summer as they try to reduce their huge wage bill.
Attacking midfielder Mkhitaryan is one of Arsenal’s highest earners on £180,000 per week, and only arrived last January. But, as with £350,000 a week World Cup winner Ozil, new boss Unai Emery believes Mkhitaryan’s salary could be better spent elsewhere as he bids to reshape his squad.
Arsenal’s finances are strained with their wage bill, in particular, inflated.
Celtics’ Tierney is on the Gunners’ radar as they plan summer makeovers in defence and midfield
Emery was restricted to loan signings in the January window and could start the summer with a transfer budget of just £45million if Arsenal fail to qualify for next season’s Champions League either with a top-four finish or as Europa League winners.
The confirmed free-agent departure of Aaron Ramsey to Juventus, Petr Cech’s retirement and Danny Welbeck’s likely release will help, but finding buyers for 30-year-old Mkhitaryan and Ozil, who turns 31 in October, will go a long way to significantly easing the burden.
The Armenia international joined Arsenal in the swap deal that saw Alexis Sanchez head to Manchester United, and neither man has lived up to expectation with their new clubs albeit the Chilean was been a bigger disappointment than Mkhitaryan and both clubs are keen to move on their costly attackers.
Despite the size of his budget, Emery is targeting up to four signings this summer, with a left-sided winger his priority. Left-back, where Celtic’s Scotland international Kieran Tierney is in his sights, central defence and central/attacking midfield are other positions the Emirates chief is keen to strengthen.
Emery’s chances of signing £43m-rated Italy star Nicolo Barella could depend on whether Arsenal qualify for the Champions League.
Cagliari midfielder Barella, who scored his first goal for his country against Finland on Saturday, is seen as a replacement for Ramsey but the 22-year-old’s asking price could be a big problem.
Arsenal hope to boost their finances by offloading Mohamed Elneny, Calum Chambers and Shkodran Mustafi.
They signed midfielder Denis Suarez on loan from Barcelona in January, but he has failed to impress and the Gunners are unlikely to take up their option to make the move permanent.
