Arsenal sporting director Andrea Berta has a few intriguing players on his extensive shortlist of targets for the north Londoners, and one of them is now believed to be a marquee Premier League star.
Arsenal pursuit of new winger suggests dressing room shake-up
Bukayo Saka's three-month lay-off midway through 2024/2025, combined with Leandro Trossard's contract expiring in 2026, has reportedly prompted Berta to enter the market for a quality new wide player.
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He's emerged as a "prime" target for the Italian.
New names are being linked regularly, with £86 million Juventus star Kenan Yildiz among the wingers attracting interest from Arsenal, according to reports in Turkey.
Arsenal transfer spending under Arteta (via Sky Sports) Money on new signings
19/20 - winter £0
20/21 - summer £81.5m
20/21 - winter £900k
21/22 - summer £156.8m
21/22 - winter £1.8m
22/23 - summer £121.5m
22/23 - winter £59m
23/24 - summer £208m
23/24 - winter £0
24/25 - summer £101.5m
24/25 - winter £0
While there's no outright plan to sell Gabriel Martinelli, a recent piece from The Athletic suggested that Berta and Mikel Arteta would entertain substantial offers, with the Brazilian valued at around £50 million.
Given Arsenal already have an abundance of proven wide-players, including the emergence of highly-rated starlet Ethan Nwaneri, ex-Gunners defender Mikael Silvestre is convinced the club's interest in signing another winger could indicate a dressing room shake-up.
“I’d be wary of bringing in too many wingers like Nico Williams through the door," Silvestre told Esports Insider.
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"You need to give Ethan Nwaneri some game time; they have Bukayo Saka, Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli already.
“I don’t see why they’d want to bring another winger unless one of those players wants to leave or if the club are planning to break the bank on a world-class wide player. It would surprise me if the club spent heavily on a striker and a winger in the same window.”
Given the high-profile names eyed by Berta, it is very reasonable to assume that Arsenal could indeed splash the cash on a world-class winger.
Andrea Berta identifies Morgan Rogers as a top Arsenal target
Sky Sports reporter Lyall Thomas, writing in a piece for the broadcast giant, claims Aston Villa sensation Morgan Rogers is on the club's agenda - alongside the heavily-linked Rodrygo (Real Madrid), Leroy Sane (Bayern Munich) and Athletic Bilbao's Williams.
England's Eberechi Eze celebrates scoring their third goal with England's Morgan Rogers
The Englishman is fresh off the back of an excellent campaign under Unai Emery, racking up 14 goals and 15 assists in all competitions after becoming a very important player for Villa.
Rogers finished 2024/2025 as Villa's second-best performer in the Premier League by average match rating per 90, according to WhoScored, all while completing more successful take-ons than all of his teammates.
His rise to the top has even prompted NSWE to slap a £100 million valuation on the 22-year-old's head to deter suitors, but according to Sky's Thomas, Berta has identified Rogers as one of his top Arsenal targets for the wide area regardless.
Aston Villa star Morgan Rogers
There is little denying that, if Arsenal were to formalise their interest in Rogers, they'd be looking to bring down his mammoth reported price tag. However, the former Middlesbrough man could certainly be worth that effort.
"I think he's going to be a player," said pundit Tony Cascarino.
"He really looks, there's something about, he reminds me a little bit of Jamal Musiala. He's that guy that picks up the ball, and he'll just make runs, and he'll create problems for others. He's got a lot about him."