Arsenal transfer rumours: Gunners explore Mudryk deal

Wrapping up the Arsenal transfer news, rumours and gossip in the 2022 summer window.

Arsenal’s business not over

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has indicated the Gunners are still striving to be active in the market before the transfer window closes on September 1.

“We will try to the end,” Arteta said after the win over Bournemouth. “The transfer window is tricky at the moment, we would like to do something else but let’s see what we can do.”

Udinese show interest in Bellerin

Udinese are the latest club to show an interest in Arsenal right-back Hector Bellerin.

Bellerin’s preference is to return to Spain, with three clubs keen to sign him

Nice agree Pepe loan

Nice have agreed a deal to sign Arsenal forward Nicolas Pepe on a season-long loan.

The deal for the 27-year-old Ivory Coast international does not include an option for the Ligue 1 club to make the deal permanent.

The last details are being finalised and it’s hoped it will be completed in the next 48 hours.

Lage: No offer yet for Neto

Bruno Lage has claimed that Wolves are yet to receive a proposal for forward Pedro Neto amid reported interest from Arsenal.

The Times claimed the Gunners are interested in signing the 22-year-old, who is believed to be valued at over ?50m by his current employers.

Lage has insisted that Arsenal have not made an approach for the Portugal international.

“I have heard that but nothing has come to us,” Lage told reporters on Tuesday when asked about Neto being linked with a move to Arsenal.

“It’s normal now, with the good players that we have. Teams are looking for good players in the same way we are looking for (Goncalo) Guedes, Matheus (Nunes), (Nathan) Collins. No one told me anything about any proposal.”

Who have Arsenal been linked with?

Mykhaylo Mudryk – Arsenal could explore a move for Shakhtar Donetsk star Mykhaylo Mudryk after being offered Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio, reports suggest (The Sun, August 30)

Marco Asensio – Arsenal and Newcastle are on alert as Real Madrid’s Marco Asensio has reportedly been offered to Premier League clubs (Daily Express, August 30); Arsenal have emerged as favourites to sign Real Madrid forward Marco Asensio before Thursday’s deadline and deal yet another transfer blow to Manchester United (Sunday Mirror, August 28)

Pedro Neto – Arsenal are not expecting to make any more signings this summer after a deal for Wolves’ Pedro Neto hit the rocks (The Sun, August 27); Arsenal have set their sights on Pedro Neto but fear that the Wolves winger could prove to be too expensive this summer (Daily Telegraph, August 24).

Yeremy Pino – Arsenal sporting director Edu has been spotted boarding a flight to Valencia amid suggestions the Gunners are ready to move for Yeremy Pino (Daily Mirror, August 15); Villarreal could be forced to let wonderkid Yeremy Pino go for a cut price this summer after manager Unai Emery revealed the player ‘will have to leave’ if a suitable bid is made (Daily Mail, August 13); Arsenal are set to have a ?33m offer for midfielder Yeremy Pino accepted by Villarreal according to reports in Spain, with the Spanish club desperate for funds after missing out on Champions League football (Daily Mirror, August 11).

Youri Tielemans – Leicester City are set to slash their asking price for Youri Tielemans to ?38m because of his contractual situation, boosting Arsenal’s hopes of signing the midfielder (The Sun, August 24); Leicester are willing to let star player Tielemans join Arsenal for free next summer (The Sun on Sunday, August 14); Arsenal have been handed a boost in their pursuit of Youri Tielemans with Leicester City looking to replace their in-demand midfielder with Lyon’s Houssem Aouar (Daily Mail, August 6); Leicester expect Arsenal to move for Tielemans but are yet to receive any offers for the Belgium midfielder (Guardian, August 2).

The latest players linked with an Arsenal exit

Nicolas Pepe – Leicester City could make their first significant move into the summer transfer market to sign Arsenal outcast Nicolas Pepe, according to a report in France (The Sun, August 23); Arsenal are set to clear out another unwanted player as Nicolas Pepe closes on a loan move to Nice (The Times,August 20); Arsenal are looking to offload eight players, including record signing Nicolas Pepe, to pay for their summer signing spree (The Sun, August 4).

Hector Bellerin – Hector Bellerin has requested that Arsenal terminate his ?110,00-a-week contract at the club as he enters the final 12 months of his deal (Daily Mail, August 16); Arsenal have held talks over cancelling Hector Bellerin’s contract with Real Betis waiting to bring the full-back in on a free transfer (Daily Mail, August 10);Real Betis’ Borja Iglesias has revealed Bellerin wants to return to the Spanish club and joked he would start up a crowdfunding effort to secure the Arsenal right back (The Sun, July 23).

Kieran Tierney – Manchester City are plotting a late swoop to sign Arsenal defender Kieran Tierney this summer following Oleksandr Zinchenko’s move to the Emirates Stadium (Daily Mirror, August 12).

Lucas Torreira – Arsenal’s Lucas Torreira has reached an agreement on personal terms to join Turkish team Galatasaray (Mail on Sunday, August 7); The Uruguay international has agreed to join Galatasaray, who will pay Arsenal between ?5m and ?6m (Fabrizio Romano, August 5); Arsenal are close to selling Torreira to Galatasaray and complete his long-awaited departure from the club (Daily Mirror, August 2).

Ainsley Maitland-Niles – Arsenal have offered West Ham the chance to snap up utility man Ainsley Maitland-Niles (The Sun, August 24)

Confirmed Arsenal signings

Fabio Vieira – Porto, ?34m

Matt Turner – New England Revolution, undisclosed

Marquinhos – Sao Paulo, undisclosed

Gabriel Jesus – Manchester City, ?45m

Oleksandr Zinchenko – Manchester City, ?32m

Confirmed Arsenal departures

Charlie Patino – Blackpool, loan

Folarin Balogun – Stade Reims, loan

Bernd Leno – Fulham, ?8m

Alexandre Lacazette – Lyon, free

Matteo Guendouzi – Marseille, ?10m

Harry Clarke – Stoke, loan

Tyreece John-Jules – Ipswich, loan

Daniel Ballard – Sunderland, undisclosed

Konstantinos Mavropanos – Stuttgart, ?2.9m

Jordi Osei-Tutu – VfL Bochum, undisclosed

Zak Swanson – Portsmouth, undisclosed

Omar Rekik – Sparta Rotterdam, loan

Auston Trusty – Birmingham, loan

Omari Hutchinson – Chelsea, free

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