Arsenal supervisor Mikel Arteta has revealed that sporting director Edu and his recruitment group are ‘working exhausting’ to usher in new arrivals this summer time.
The Gunners are but so as to add any new faces to the squad forward of the approaching season, to this point solely triggering a everlasting switch choice in goalkeeper David Raya’s mortgage from Brentford.
However Italy centre-back Riccardo Calafiori is believed to be edging in the direction of a transfer after being unnoticed of Bologna’s pre-season squad, whereas Euro 2024 star Nico Williams stays linked and a brand new striker may be on the best way.
Talking to the media at a press convention in the US as Arsenal put together to face Bournemouth in Los Angeles, Arteta admitted there aren’t any new updates to present however pressured that weaker areas of the squad are being actively focused.
“We all know there are particular positions that we need to enhance and provides the squad higher assets, particularly when it comes to numbers the place we’re very quick,” the boss defined. “We are going to strive our greatest however the primary factor is to deal with falling in love with the gamers we have now and make them higher.”
It means Arteta has needed to embark on pre-season with the identical squad as 2023/24. And whereas it’s his desire, and sure that of each supervisor, to have new recruits locked in earlier – “From day one, I would have everybody. That will be my selection” – there seems to be optimism.
“I do not know [if new signings will join the squad on tour]. There’s nonetheless rather a lot to go within the window. Edu, the board and everybody on the membership are working exhausting,” he mentioned.
Arsenal have three video games in the US earlier than the tip of the July and – going through Manchester United and Liverpool in LA and Philadelphia respectively after the Bournemouth pleasant. Two additional season warm-ups towards Bayer Leverkusen and Lyon will then be performed again in north London.
