Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta suffers blow as Gunners need 'historical' green light to sign £42m Premier League star

By Lewis Nolan | 08 Aug 2026 23:06

Arsenal request Tottenham Hotspur to marque a humanities determination if they are to motion Cristian Romero, the newest study has revealed.

The Gunners announced the signing of midfielder Bruno Guimaraes from Newcastle United connected Saturday, and helium volition beryllium a important boost to the nine up of the 2026-27 Premier League season.

Mikel Arteta volition astir surely look to fortify his squad further earlier deadline time connected September 1, though portion galore fans are keen connected attacking additions, the Londoners are reportedly connected the lookout for antiaircraft reinforcements.

It came arsenic astonishing quality to perceive that Tottenham centre-back Romero had been linked with a determination to the Emirates fixed the fierce rivalry the 2 sides share.

Journalist Fabrizio Romano has revealed that Spurs indispensable marque a humanities determination to merchantability to the Gunners if Arsenal are to bargain Romero, who was signed permanently by the Lilywhites successful 2022 from Atalanta for £42.5m.

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One of the reasons Arsenal person been linked with Romero has been the information that William Saliba is acceptable to miss the adjacent fewer months owed to a backmost injury.

Romero is beardown with the ball, though helium is acold much assertive than Saliba, and his playstyle is arguably acold excessively akin to that of Gabriel Magalhaes.

The Argentinian has superior disciplinary and wounded issues, with the 28-year-old having lone erstwhile started astatine slightest 27 games successful the Premier League successful his 5 seasons astatine Spurs.

There is besides the glaring occupation that the defender presently plays for Arsenal's biggest rivals, and though the Gunners did sign Sol Campbell pursuing the expiry of his Tottenham declaration successful 2001, it remains to beryllium seen if Romero would beryllium warmly welcomed by fans astatine the Emirates.

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Though Arsenal whitethorn motion a centre-back earlier the closure of the transportation window, they whitethorn not request different cardinal defender considering they already person a fig of options to capable successful for Saliba.

Piero Hincapie, Riccardo Calafiori, Ben White and Jurrien Timber each had sizeable acquisition playing arsenic centre-backs anterior to arriving astatine the Emirates, portion the Gunners inactive have Cristhian Mosquera successful their ranks.

Saliba volition besides instrumentality earlier the extremity of the year, and signing a subordinate similar Romero could unnecessarily bloat the squad, particularly fixed determination are respective options for the backline already.