Arsenal won't even need to make any moves this transfer window in order to collect funds for future signings
Arsenal's Spanish manager Mikel Arteta reacts during the UEFA Champions League, league phase day 7, football match between Inter Milan and Arsenal at San Siro stadium in Milan, northern Italy, on January 20, 2026.
Mikel Arteta could pocket some extra cash this month without lifting a finger(Image: Stefano RELLANDINI / AFP via Getty Images)
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Arsenal could pocket some serious cash reserves in January thanks to some clever sell-on clauses added into transfer deals. Serie A stars Nuno Tavares and Brooke Norton-Cuffy - both former Gunners - are potentially going to be on the move this month and any potential deals will benefit their old club.
Currently, Tavares has attracted interest from Besiktas for an asking price of £13million. Meanwhile, Norton-Cuffy is being targeted by many clubs including Newcastle, Everton, Juventus, West Ham and Napoli for a fee of £17.5m.
Tavares, who currently plays left-back for Lazio, signed from Benfica in July 2021 and made 28 appearances in north London. He scored once before going on loan at Marseille and Nottingham Forest.
He departed the Emirates Stadium in 2024 on loan to the Italians. This deal became permanent last summer for approximately £7.85m alongside a 35% sell-on fee reportedly inserted by Arsenal.
This means that if the £13m asking price is met, then Mikel Arteta will pocket up to £4.5m to add to his budget for the first-team squad.
Norton-Cuffy came up through the famous Hale End academy at Arsenal, signing his first professional contract in 2021. The defender only appeared for the U18 and U21's squads, never making his senior debut for Arsenal before he departed just three years later.
The U21 European Championship winner left north London in 2024 to sign for Genoa in a deal worth an initial £1.75m - with the same amount available in bonuses.
Fortunately, the Gunners added in a sell-on clause that will allow them to pocket a percentage of any deal struck with future clubs. GiveMeSport reports that three Premier League clubs are interested in securing the 22-year-old with the Magpies desperate for cover in the right-back area.
Nuno Tavares of Arsenal during a pre season friendly between Chelsea and Arsenal at Camping World Stadium on July 23, 2022 in Orlando, Florida.
Nuno Tavares is attracting interest(Image: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
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Brooke Norton-Cuffy of Arsenal during the pre season friendly between Arsenal XI and Watford at London Colney on July 08, 2023 in St Albans, England.
Brooke Norton-Cuffy never played in the first-team squad for Arsenal(Image: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
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Everton are planning for a long-term replacement for veteran defender Seamus Coleman, who returned to the matchday squad recently after a hamstring injury. The report claims Norton-Cuffy has dreams of playing in the Premier League as Juventus and Napoli also register interest in the young right-back.
The Gunners are yet to make any moves in the transfer market themselves but Arteta is already eyeing up the potential financial boost that could improve his available transfer kitty from making some smart moves in selling fringe players in the past.
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