Arsenal transfer news: Chance of Mikel Arteta signing "perfect" £86m target is slim as Premier League title defence begins

Juventus boss Luciano Spalletti has insisted that helium is not disquieted astir involvement from Arsenal in Kenan Yildiz successful the last weeks of the transportation window.

The Gunners began their rubric defence successful cleanable fashion, beating Coventry City 3-0 astatine the Emirates connected Friday, with the nine taking an aboriginal pb successful the Premier League.

Mikel Arteta has been backed with reinforcements crossed the pitch, including defender Ezri Konsa and midfielder Bruno Guimaraes, though the Londoners are thought to inactive beryllium keen connected making further signings successful the guardant line.

Recent reports person suggested that Arsenal clasp involvement successful Juventus winger Yildiz, who would look to beryllium an alternate to Morgan Rogers.

However, Juve caput coach Spalletti was not bothered by speculation, erstwhile helium told reporters: "They tin connection immoderate they like, I privation Yildiz here. I acquisition it calmly due to the fact that the subordinate is Yildiz. From my constituent of view, it's simple. They tin connection immoderate they want.

"I privation to beryllium capable to tract Yildiz adjacent season, and Yildiz is simply a feline who is cleanable to person mature conversations with, and consequently, helium knows precise good that helium shouldn't unreserved anything, that helium shouldn't velocity thing up. His aboriginal is already important astatine Juventus.

"It's not important due to the fact that idiosyncratic offers €100m (£85.64m) oregon due to the fact that determination is simply a nine that has the fiscal powerfulness to walk astatine this moment. He is already astatine the nine that offers €100m for him. So, we are each precise calm."

Yildiz is expected to beryllium portion of the Juventus squad that faces Frosinone connected Sunday, and with the September 1 transportation deadline approaching, Arsenal are moving retired of clip to implicit a deal.

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There are immoderate concerns from the Londoners' fanbase that the nine bash not needfully person a defined strategy for their guardant enactment this summer.

Rogers was reported to beryllium their superior target, lone for the Englishman to motion for Chelsea, portion their consequent involvement successful Vinicius Junior was ne'er apt to materialise into a transfer.

Yildiz has been linked successful caller days, arsenic person Julian Alvarez and Victor Osimhen, but each of the aforementioned players are antithetic successful presumption of playstyle.

There is simply a hazard that signing the incorrect subordinate could beryllium arsenic detrimental arsenic not bringing successful anybody, truthful Arsenal indispensable marque definite that they bash not marque a costly mistake successful the transportation market.

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Most Arsenal supporters are keen for the nine to bring successful a guardant for the near broadside of attack, though it should beryllium remembered that the Gunners did sign Christos Tzolis.

The 24-year-old was awesome against Coventry, though it remains to beryllium seen if helium tin scope the level of productivity that Arteta needs, particularly arsenic helium has spent the past 2 seasons successful the Belgian Pro League.

If determination is fund for a marquee signing that fits stylistically successful their guardant line, past Arsenal should research each imaginable avenue earlier the closure of the transportation window.