With the transfer windows in Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Portugal still open, among others, Arsenal still have a chance to sell players.
Mikel Arteta watched on as Marquinhos, Kieran Tierney, Thomas Partey, Nuno Tavares, Kieran Tierney, Jorginho, Albert Sambi Lokonga and Takehiro Tomiyasu departed the club permanently, but most of the aforementioned were for free.
Arsenal's confirmed summer signings Price tag
Kepa Arrizabalaga £5m
Martin Zubimendi £60m
Christian Norgaard £15m
Noni Madueke £52m
Cristhian Mosquera £13m
Viktor Gyokeres £55m
Eberechi Eze £67.5m
Piero Hincapie Loan
Andrea Berta, meanwhile, agreed loan deals for Oleksandr Zinchenko, Karl Hein, Reiss Nelson, Fabio Vieira and Jakub Kiwior, with the latter's exit freeing up space for Arsenal to pull a "masterstroke" by signing Piero Hincapie.
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Arsenal's struggle to sell players for significant fees was well-documented across the summer, with Berta making the club just £9 million from transfer fees, even if certain loan deals like Kiwior's include an obligation to buy in 2026.
It is a problem that needs to be addressed, as Arsenal's record sales remain: Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Liverpool, Folarin Balogun to Monaco and Cesc Fàbregas to Barcelona — who all left for under £40 million.
Winger Leandro Trossard is still out of contract in 2027, so he could be one that Arsenal listen to offers for outside the UK window.
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According to a new report from Turkey, Besiktas are handing Arsenal the chance to make some money off his exit before the forward's deal expires in under 24 months.
Arsenal in talks to sell Leandro Trossard with Bestikas bid made
As per news outlet Sozcu, Sergen Yalçın's side have made a bid for Trossard, with Berta preparing a response to the offer as both clubs negotiate a potential £19 million transfer.
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Arsenal are apparently looking to cash-in on Trossard, despite just agreeing to give him a pay rise, and if Berta does agree to sell the Belgian, then it could perhaps free up space for the Gunners to move for Rodrygo in January.
Arsenal were heavily linked with a move for Rodrygo in the summer, but a move was reportedly dependent on one of Trossard or Gabriel Martinelli leaving, which didn't happen.
Losing Trossard, a versatile attacking option proven in the top flight, without a January replacement would undoubtedly weaken Arteta's chances in the title race, even after a summer of serious spending on star new attackers in Noni Madueke, Viktor Gyokeres and Eberechi Eze.
*"*I like Leandro Trossard, I think he’s incredibly underrated, and I think his arrival is some of the best business Arsenal have done in the past few windows," said journalist Ryan Taylor to GiveMeSport in 2023.
"He got 10 assists in the second half of the season in the Premier League, which went completely under the radar and when he’s in attack, it’s a dynamic, interchanging, unpredictable system."