Arsenal have the financial capacity to spend more than £200m this summer without Premier League Profit and Sustainability concerns.
The Gunners posted club record revenue of £616.6m for the year ending 31st May 2024, though still made an overall loss of £17.7m for the financial year. That loss followed a £52.1m loss for the 2022/23 season but football finance expert Kieran Maguire has claimed that Arsenal have significant room to invest this summer.
The North Londoners banked around £57m from the sales of academy graduates Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah last summer, while a runners-up finish in the Premier League and run to the Champions League semi-finals this season have further boosted their spending power.
Arsenal are nearing the £51m signing of Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad and further deals are expected. The Gunners have activated the release clause in the Spanish midfielder’s contract.
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Mikel Arteta has made the signing of a centre-forward a priority, amid links to RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres. Each of those players would cost upwards of £60m.
Maguire has insisted Arsenal have real room for marquee recruits this summer, revealing that the Gunners could spend over £200m without breaching PSR, even if funds were not recouped through sales.
“As the most profitable club in Premier League history, Arsenal could easily spend over £200m in the window and have no PSR concerns,” Maguire told the BBC.
“So if a striker is not signed it cannot be blamed on PSR.”
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