
Arsenal transfer news: Gunners handed Viktor Gyokeres blow as Mikel Arteta prepares for exits
Arsenal 's transfer window has been a busy one - but not every fan is convinced so far as the club look to give a squad that can challenge Liverpool for the Premier League title.
The Gunners have already wrapped up a £60m deal for Real Sociedad midfielder Martin Zubimendi, while Christian Norgaard has joined from Brentford for around £12m and Chelsea goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga has also bolstered their numbers.
Noni Madueke is set to arrive imminently too after Arsenal agreed a £52m deal with Chelsea - and Valencia defender Cristhian Mosquera is also on his way after agreeing personal terms.
Still, there are plenty of outstanding issues to be resolved - including finally sealing the transfer of Sporting Lisbon striker Viktor Gyokeres and offloading some of Mikel Arteta's deadwood.
Mirror Football has taken a look through some of the biggest Arsenal transfer stories and rumours.
Yet another Viktor Gyokeres blow
Is there no end to Arsenal's Gyokeres woes?
A transfer looked to be all but sealed for the Sporting Lisbon forward after Arsenal moved closer on securing a £63.5m deal for the Sweden star - with only a few issues to be ironed out.
This is a major transfer saga that has dragged on for much of the summer, with Arsenal previously struggling to agree a fee with Sporting, who were playing hardball over the player.
The two clubs were said to be £4m apart in their valuations after Arsenal initially submitted a package worth around £60m, before a breakthrough was struck.
Sporting director Andrea Berta has been in Lisbon working hard on thrashing out a deal and looked to have got the job done.
But a fresh report from Portuguese outlet Record claims that Arsenal and Sporting still can't agree over add-ons in the deal - with the latter wanting them to be "easily achieved", something Arsenal are resisting.
Arteta ready for exits
All these incomings at Arsenal naturally means that there will have to be some outgoings as Arsenal look to stay within PSR financial regulations.
And according to the Evening Standard, Arteta is ready to sanction "several" exits this summer once he has wrapped up deals for Gyokeres, Madueke and Mosquera.
The report states that Albert Sambi Lokonga is open to a new challenge and could be sold, as well as Fabio Vieira and Reiss Nelson, after trio were loaned out last season.
Another player who could be on his way out of the club is left-back Oleksandr Zinchenko, with the Ukrainian appearing to have lost his place in the team to youngster Myles Lewis-Skelly.
Jakub Kiwior and Leandro Trossard are two more players who have been linked with exits, but Arteta will be eager to ensure he keeps some players who are on the fringes of the team and retain a strong squad depth.
Trossard agrees Gunners exit
Speaking of Trossard, it's reported that the Belgian has agreed personal terms with Jose Mourinho's Fenerbahce over a move to the Turkish top flight.
As claimed by the Times, Fenerbahce are looking to wrap up a £20m bid for the ex-Brighton man after Mourinho sold his vision to the player.
It goes on to say that Bayern Munich are also interested in the player as manager Vincent Kompany seeks more attacking options.
Bayern have already had a bid of £58.6m rejected by Liverpool for Luis Diaz and are now assessing some back-ups targets.
Trossard managed to have a positive campaign for Arsenal as he scored ten goals and assisted a further ten from 56 appearances. He started 28 games in the Premier League but has been rotated with Gabriel Martinelli and will be eager for more starts.
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