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Arsenal transfer priority emerges as £35m Barcelona ‘offer’ made

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Arsenal transfer priority emerges as £35m Barcelona ‘offer’ made

Arsenal face a vital summer as they look to close the small gap to Manchester City.

Mikel Arteta‘s side finished the 2023/24 season just two points off Pep Guardiola’s dominant Premier League champions. Only minor changes will be needed to ensure the Gunners give themselves an even better chance of lifting a first league title since 2004.




And attention will now fully turn to the transfer window which opens on June 14. With that being said, football.london have taken a look below at the latest transfer reports and speculation surrounding the Emirates Stadium…

Arsenal’s Raphinha ‘bid’

Arsenal are reportedly set to offer Barcelona €40million (around £35m) for former Leeds winger Raphinha. It is said that the Brazilian is surplus to requirements at the Nou Camp with Chelsea also interested according to claims via Football365.

football.london says: Raphinha is an exciting talent but he likes to play in Bukayo Saka’s favoured right-wing position. Barcelona signed the forward for around £50m in 2022 and whilst they are unlikely to get anywhere near a return on that fee, he won’t be cheap.

Arsenal could certainly use some cover there to take the load off Saka, but it all comes down to cost. The 27-year-old is unlikely to go somewhere to be a substitute, so despite his talent, this would make very little sense for Arsenal unless they can strike a good deal.

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