Arsenal have completed a record-breaking summer transfer window with 19 ins and outs, including record player sales, but work remains unfinished ahead of the January window
Arsenal won the Premier League last season and Mikel Arteta aims to retain the title with his revamped squad
Arsenal won the Premier League last season and Mikel Arteta aims to retain the title with his revamped squad
Arsenal arguably won the 2025 transfer window last year after Andrea Berta emerged as the hero of the Gunners' overhaul towards winning the Premier League title.
And after splashing almost another £200million, Arsenal strengthened again in midfield and defence, but the club's inability to secure an elite forward, namely being unable to convince Julian Alvarez to leave Atletico Madrid and being turned down by a host of other stars, has left the 2006 window still feeling a little underwhelming.
The club have been unified in their decisions, but despite this there is a feeling that more could have been accomplished. It leaves tasks incomplete heading into the January transfer window and the following summer window.
LONDON, ENGLAND - AUGUST 09: New signing Bruno Guimaraes of Arsenal is presented to the fans ahead of the pre-season friendly match between Arsenal FC and Borussia Dortmund at Emirates Stadium on August 09, 2026 in London, England. (Photo by Catherine Ivill - AMA/Getty Images)
Bruno Guimaraes was Arsenal's most expensive signing this summer(Image: Catherine Ivill - AMA, Getty Images)
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However, there was record-breaking activity in terms of player sales, an area of the squad that had been under scrutiny after waiting several years for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain's nine-year record £35m move to Liverpool to be surpassed. Some nations still have open windows while the club's eagerness to finalise the signing of Andria Bartishvili continues – the Georgian would join alongside Victor Ozhianvuna in January of next year.
Additionally, there were also triumphs at youth level for the new Academy Director, Pascal de Maesschalck, who appointed his new under-21s head coach David Horseman and secured some top young talent. Here, the Daily Star Sport has compiled all the arrivals and departures at the Emirates Stadium this summer:
Christos Tzolis
Christos Tzolis completed a £34.5m move to north London
Ins
Bruno Guimaraes – Newcastle United - £75million
Ezri Konsa – Aston Villa – £55million
Piero Hincapie – Bayer Leverkusen - £37.5million
Christos Tzolis – Club Brugge - £34million
Illan Meslier – free transfer
Igor Tyjon – Blackburn Rovers – Undisclosed
LONDON COLNEY, ENGLAND - AUGUST 21: Arsenal unveil new signing Ezri Konsa at Sobha Realty Training Centre on August 21, 2026 in London Colney, England. (Photo by Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
Ezri Konsa arrived from Aston Villa(Image: Stuart MacFarlane, Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
James Scanlon – Manchester United – Undisclosed
Habeeb Ogunneye – Manchester United – Undisclosed
Phoenix Blayney – Larne – Undisclosed
Axel Donczew – Cardiff City – Undisclosed
Elijah Upson – Tottenham Hotspur – Free transfer
Outs
ISTANBUL, TURKIYE - JULY 14: Belgian player Leandro Trossard, who Besiktas is in transfer negotiations, poses for a photo after arriving at Ataturk Airport, in Istanbul, Turkiye on July 14, 2026. (Photo by Murat Sengul/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Leandro Trossard has joined Besiktas(Image: Anadolu, Anadolu via Getty Images)
Gabriel Martinelli – Al Hilal - £60million (Expected to be announced soon)
Leandro Trossard – Besiktas – £17million
Jakub Kiwior – FC Porto – £14.7million
Gabriel Jesus – Barcelona - £12million
Fabio Vieira – Hamburger SV – £7.7million
Christian Norgaard – Everton – £7million
Karl Hein – Werder Bremen – £2.5million
Ethan Nwaneri – Borussia Dortmund – Loan
Reiss Nelson – Free agent