After narrowly losing out to Manchester City in the race for the Premier League championship, Mikel Arteta will hope to receive major support from the Arsenal board in the summer transfer market. Due to injuries at the end of the season, the Gunners’ roster was overworked and unable to compete with Pep Guardiola’s team, who on Sunday won the title with a 1-0 victory over Chelsea.
Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo are reportedly targets for Arsenal, who appear to have identified the midfield as needing reinforcements. The West Ham captain will not be cheap; according to ESPN, he might cost up to £100 million. Arteta’s team was previously seen as the front-runners for his signature.
Hammers manager David Moyes has backed up that assertion, frequently stating that he believes the England midfielder would fetch a higher price than the £106.8 million British transfer record Chelsea paid for Enzo Fernandez in January. Rice probably won’t be the only midfielder joining this summer, especially with Granit Xhaka’s impending exit.
After the Switzerland star’s end-of-season form ruined Arsenal’s title aspirations, Ilkay Gundogan has been named as a potential successor. The Manchester City captain’s contract expires in only a few weeks, and he may leave the Etihad on a free transfer.
