Overview
- A club-to-club agreement to sell Leandro Trossard to Besiktas was reached on Saturday for about €18m plus €2m in add-ons, a move Arsenal view as funding for incoming signings.
- Arsenal remain focused on Morgan Rogers as their primary attacking target but negotiations are expected to be protracted because Aston Villa value him at roughly £130m and he is under contract until 2031.
- To bridge the valuation gap Arsenal are exploring creative deal structures such as add-ons, player-plus-cash packages or spread payments rather than a single upfront fee.
- Bradley Barcola is tracked as an alternative but Paris Saint‑Germain currently regard him as largely not for sale and place his valuation above about £116m, while Ezri Konsa is another option where Arsenal and Villa disagree on price.
- The summer window’s compressed World Cup timetable and market-wide fee inflation are increasing seller leverage, intensifying competition from clubs including Chelsea, Manchester City, Liverpool and Barcelona for the same wide attackers.