Hincapie deal made permanent
Arsenal have activated the option to sign Piero Hincapie permanently from Bayer Leverkusen (3) (6). The Ecuadorian defender impressed on loan and is now your player outright. Mikel Arteta gets a left-footed centre-back he clearly trusts locked into the squad.
Bruno Guimarães: £55m bid rejected
Newcastle have turned down Arsenal's opening £55m offer for Bruno Guimarães (1). Sporting director Adriano Berta is leading the push. The Brazilian midfielder is a top target this summer, and Newcastle are digging in. A second approach is expected, with talk of a potential double deal that could reach £160m (8) (14).
Stanway incoming, Pelova crosses north London
Georgia Stanway has received her MBE and is expected to join Arsenal on a free transfer from Bayern Munich (5). Another midfield addition, no fee involved. Going the other direction, Victoria Pelova has left Arsenal for Tottenham on a free, confirmed by multiple outlets (2) (4) (9). A midfielder lost to the rivals, no compensation.
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Hjulmand could be available at £34m
Sporting CP have a gentleman's agreement allowing Morten Hjulmand to leave for £34m this summer (10). Arsenal have tracked the Danish midfielder for some time. That price is well below what he would command without it.
Scott, Bouaddi, Koné: midfield targets pile up
Internal talks have been held over Bournemouth's Alex Scott, valued around £60m (7). Ayyoub Bouaddi wants guaranteed game time before choosing his next club, which complicates any Arsenal move (11). Roma's Manu Koné, meanwhile, would relish playing under Arteta (12). Midfield is clearly the focus of this window.
Irish teenager Murphy on the radar
Arsenal are working on a pre-contract agreement for Cork City's Cillian Murphy (13). A young prospect, one for the future rather than the first team right now.
