Trent is the target
Arsenal have made Trent Alexander-Arnold their main transfer target for right-back, and they are ready to pay €70m to €80m (1) (4). The reason is on the team sheet. Ben White keeps picking up injuries, and Arsenal want that problem solved for good.
Unconfirmed for now. But it is the biggest name on their list.
Zubimendi can go for €80m
Arsenal will sell Martín Zubimendi for €80m, and Paris Saint-Germain are the favourites to sign him (2). Bruno Guimaraes has pushed him to the bench, and a year after arriving at the Emirates his future is open.
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€80m for a bench player is good business. Losing a midfielder of that quality is not.
Molina confirms the Vinícius question
Arsenal assistant Miguel Molina was asked whether Vinícius Júnior was in the club's summer plans, and he did not deny it: "Tak, oczywiście. Nie mogę ignorować rzeczywistości, ale był na stole, tak" (3). Yes, obviously. He could not ignore reality, but yes, Vinícius was on the table.
That is a sitting assistant coach saying Vinícius Júnior was a real target. Another attacking move in January is still possible (3).
Schade is on the list, Liverpool are in too
Arsenal are watching Brentford winger Kevin Schade, and Liverpool have now joined the race (9) (10). Brentford have opened initial contract talks with him after his start to the season.
Lyall Thomas put it plainly: "Brentford have held initial talks with Kevin Schade about a new long-term contract in the wake of his excellent start to the campaign and increasing interest from bigger clubs including Arsenal and Liverpool" (10).
Olmo's people have called
Arsenal are interested in Barcelona playmaker Dani Olmo, and his representatives have reportedly made contact (13) (14). He is under contract at Barcelona until 2030 (14).
Brobbey is another name on the alert list
Brian Brobbey is in the transfer conversation after his hat-trick for Sunderland, and Arsenal are among the clubs mentioned alongside Liverpool and Manchester United (11).
Brighton was a wake-up call
Brighton & Hove Albion 3–0 Arsenal on Saturday, September 19. Your team had won four straight before that, including Napoli away in the Champions League and Sunderland away in the league.
You are second on 12 points from five games, with a goal difference of +4. One bad afternoon, and the gap at the top is still small.
Fan reactions
The mood on r/Gunners is split between transfer obsession and the Manchester City sanctions thread, where the jokes write themselves. Pep Guardiola's response to Mikel Arteta's "all the information" comment is doing the rounds, and a clip of Dennis Bergkamp is pulling people back to happier viewing. Viktor Gyökeres scoring for Sweden gave everyone a lift, and there is a one-word thread near the top that says everything about the last week: "Enough said."
