Arsenal transfer news: Gunners ‘preparing bid’ for World Cup goalscorer as Arteta’s ‘main priority’ become clear

Arsenal are reportedly preparing to taxable an connection for Paris Saint-Germain attacker Bradley Barcola this summer.

The Gunners ended their 22-year hold for top-flight glory erstwhile the clinched the Premier League rubric past month, earlier losing to PSG connected penalties successful the Champions League final.

Head manager Mikel Arteta is keen to bolster his squad and volition enactment intimately with sporting manager Andrea Berta to physique a squad susceptible of maintaining their presumption astatine the acme of English football.

The Independent claims that Arteta’s ‘main priority’ is to elevate the level of his onslaught and PSG prima Barcola has been identified arsenic a ‘realistic’ people this summer.

The study adds that the Gunners are presently looking into the indispensable details earlier lodging a ceremonial bid for Barcola, who has besides been tracked intimately by Liverpool.

As things stand, PSG’s penchant would beryllium to support clasp of Barcola, who inactive has 2 years remaining connected his declaration astatine the Parc des Princes.

Barcola could permission PSG this summertime amid Arsenal interest

It had antecedently been reported that Luis Enrique’s broadside regarded Barcola arsenic an ‘untouchable’ player, seemingly ending Arsenal’s hopes of signing the Frenchman.

However, it is present understood that the Ligue 1 champions are besides unfastened to reshaping the onslaught themselves, arsenic they clasp an involvement successful 2 existing Arsenal targets successful Atletico Madrid’s Julian Alvarez and Aston Villa’s Morgan Rogers.

Barcola has spent the past 3 years astatine PSG since joining from Lyon successful 2023 and has made 152 first-team appearances for the Parisian giants crossed each competitions, signaling 39 goals and 37 assists.

The versatile attacker finished the 2025-26 play arsenic PSG’s apical scorer successful Ligue 1 with 11 goals, portion helium besides recovered the nett connected his World Cup debut for France successful their 3-1 group-stage triumph implicit Senegal astatine the 2026 tourney past weekend.

At the property of 23 years and 287 days, Barcola became the youngest Frenchman to people connected his World Cup debut since Thierry Henry (20 years, 299 days) successful June 1998.

If Arsenal privation to motion Barcola this summer, they whitethorn person to fork retired in excess of £100m to prise him distant from PSG – the Gunners’ club-record transportation stands astatine £105m spent connected Declan Rice successful 2023.