Arsenal set to offload ten players, target summer signings

Arsenal manager, Mikel Arteta will offload about ten players to fund his summer spending ahead of next season.

Arteta will be given £200 million ahead of next season in an attempt to bolster a squad that failed to sustain a title charge.

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Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo have attracted interest from the Gunners.

Arteta is also likely to target defensive cover, both at full-back and center-half.

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The Spaniard is also looking for a winger who can provide competition for Bukayo Saka, and possibly a striker who can act as a target man.

Arsenal hope to raise about £100 million from player sales with some popular figures likely to depart.

The likes of Nicolas Pepe, Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Folarin Balogun, Albert Sambi Lokonga, Cedric Soares and Nuno Tavares, who have all spent the season out on loan, will also be made available for transfer.

Granit Xhaka has been linked with a return to the Bundesliga, while the club is also open to offers for Emile Smith Rowe following an injury-hit campaign.

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Long-serving defender Rob Holding has possibly played his last game for Arsenal is also set to leave, while Arsenal will reluctantly allow Kieran Tierney to leave amid interest from Newcastle.