Arsenal may need to sanction several sales this summer in order to raise funds for new signings, as Mikel Arteta looks to freshen up his squad ahead of his team's attempt to retain their status as Premier League champions next season.
The Gunners secured their first league title in 22 years last season, battling Manchester City for the crown and ultimately finishing seven points ahead of Pep Guardiola's side.
While this was a major success for Arteta's project, the North London club's hierarchy aren't prepared to rest on their laurels. They're eager to build on this triumph and create a dynasty over the coming years, with many of their closest rivals going through a period of transition.
Bradley Barcola and Morgan Rogers are being heavily linked with a move to Arsenal for astronomical fees, while another striker, a central midfielder and a right-back are also understood to be on sporting director Andrea Berta's wishlist.
However, to fund this prospective shopping spree, revenue will need to be generated via sales. Here's how much Arsenal could potentially raise by sanctioning player departures.
Gabriel Martinelli and Ethan Nwaneri could raise significant funds for Arsenal
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After enduring an injury-ridden campaign in 2024/25, Arsenal loaded up their squad with numerous depth pieces. A symptom of this approach is that Arteta now has a somewhat bloated roster, which he'll need to trim significantly this summer.
While this can be framed negatively, it's arguably positive for the Gunners as it gives them ample opportunity to cash in on some valuable assets. The majority of the players up for sale will go for somewhat minimal sums, although there are two players at Arteta's disposal who could command substantial fees.
Arsenal are reportedly demanding just short of £40million for Gabriel Martinelli, who is the subject of interest from Bayern Munich. Martinelli was left on the periphery of the North Londoners' squad last season, and given he has just a year left on his current contract, is likely to leave this summer.
The Brazilian is one of Arsenal's top earners, but fulfills a squad role at the Emirates, and Berta therefore can't justify offering the winger an extension. Thus, it's either sell now or lose a player initially bought for £6million from regional Brazilian football for free next summer.
The other player in Arsenal's squad who ought to be sold for a big fee this summer is Ethan Nwaneri. While Nwaneri has displayed a handful of outstanding attributes, he's been left in a position where he's somewhat surplus to requirements in N5.
Martin Odegaard, Eberechi Eze and arguably even Max Dowman are ahead of him in the pecking order, meaning minutes would be few and far between for the 19-year-old if he were to remain at Arsenal. If he can't develop in North London, then there is no reason for the Gunners to keep hold of Nwaneri when they can garner a real fee for him.
Aston Villa have been linked with the Hale End graduate, as have Cesc Fabregas' Como. Arsenal could accept around £30 million for the youngster, whilst potentially negotiating a buy-back clause or a significant sell-on clause into a prospective deal.
Several squad players could follow Leandro Trossard out of Arsenal
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Aside from Martinelli and Nwaneri, Arsenal don't have many players who will command huge fees this summer and who they'd actually be interested in selling. However, there are a number of players likely to be on their way out who can be sold for modest fees.
Everton are interested in Ben White, who is expected to leave North London this summer as he enters the latter stages of his career. White has been an excellent servant for the Gunners, but turns 29 in October and has grown increasingly injury-prone in recent seasons. Arsenal can surely expect around £20million for the right-back.
Meanwhile, the North London outfit have already cashed in on Jakub Kiwior, whose move to Porto has been made permanent for £19million.
Elsewhere, Besiktas have agreed a £17million deal to sign Leandro Trossard. Similarly to Martinelli, Trossard had a year left on his deal, making this summer the natural time to part ways with Arsenal. His and the Brazil international's departures would pave the way for a marquee left-winger to be brought in.
The Gunners have supposedly lowered their asking price for Gabriel Jesus to around £20million. However, given the clubs linked to Jesus are primarily based in Italy and Brazil, and given he's currently earning around £265,000 per week (via Capology), they may ultimately be forced to settle for even less than this. A fee in the region of £15million may be a more realistic valuation for the injury-prone 29-year-old striker.
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After these significant departures, a handful of minor squad sales could take place. Ostracised midfielder Fabio Vieira is working on an exit from Arsenal, and whilst his stock is low, he did enjoy a relatively productive loan spell at Hamburg last season. The Gunners could realistically demand upwards of £5million for the playmaker.
Christian Norgaard is up for sale, although Berta cannot expect a fee of any significance for the Dane, given his age and his status in Arteta's squad. Somewhere around the £3million mark would represent a respectable sale for the Gunners.
Finally, goalkeeper Karl Hein has completed a £2.6million move to Werder Bremen, where he spent last season on loan.
There is always the possibility of a shock sale materialising later this summer. The likes of Viktor Gyokeres, Myles Lewis-Skelly, Odegaard and Riccardo Calafiori have all been loosely mooted as potential candidates for this, although there are yet to be any concrete developments on these fronts, and the assumption would be that Arteta will want to keep all four of these players.
Reiss Nelson may also leave, although it's likely it'll be another loan for the forgotten academy graduate.
If deals for the nine transfer-listed players go through at the aforementioned price tags, Arsenal would make £151.6
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