Declan Rice: all fine after England sub
Declan Rice walked off in England's 4–2 win over Croatia on Wednesday and the alarms went off immediately. He says it is nothing. "All fine, as good as gold. It's just what I have been protecting in the second half of the season with Arsenal. But it's all good, just precautionary" (1) (4). The midfielder has been nursing something since the run-in, but he is not missing World Cup minutes over it.
Official bid in for Jeremy Monga
Arsenal have made their move for Leicester City winger Jeremy Monga. Fabrizio Romano reports an official bid has gone in and the player is keen. "Deal moving quickly," Romano says (2) (3). Brentford are trying to hijack it, but your club has put money on the table first.
Alvarez to Arsenal: Atletico want it done
Atletico Madrid are actively trying to sell Julian Alvarez to Arsenal this summer. Barcelona are also watching (6). Alvarez would be the striker signing Alan Smith was talking about when he said he can see Gabriel Jesus leaving "if Arsenal buy another striker, which it looks like they're trying to do" (5).
Smith: sell Jesus, Martinelli, White
Alan Smith has named three players he thinks Arsenal should move on. "Looking at Gabriel Martinelli, it's been a frustrating few years for him. Ben White, yeah, again, I'm sure there's defenders coming to the club so he might feel like it's time to go. I can see Gabriel Jesus going as well" (5). Martinelli turned 25 on Wednesday, which one fan on r/Gunners marked with "Happy 25th Birthday to Premier League champion Gabriel Martinelli!" (fan post 4).
Odegaard uncertainty lingers
Internal uncertainty surrounds Martin Odegaard's future at the club. Mikel Arteta is reportedly less keen on a sale, but the captain's situation is not fully settled (7).
Barcola and Rogers: two wingers, two races
Arsenal are stepping up interest in PSG winger Bradley Barcola and Villa's Morgan Rogers. The Independent reports your club is "looking into the necessary details before lodging a bid" for Barcola (8). On Rogers, Chelsea are also in the race, which is turning this into a proper transfer test (9).
Fan-reaktioner
r/Gunners is buzzing with transfer talk. The Barcola story from Miguel Delaney drew scepticism: "Just wish it wasn't Delaney though," one fan wrote, noting The Independent is Tier 3 on the sub's reliability guide. Meanwhile, the Alex Scott question is dividing opinion, with The Athletic asking whether Arsenal even need another midfielder of his profile, and fans are debating it openly. Read the discussion here