Arsenal, Chelsea and Tottenham could secure transfer of ex-Man United ace amid Barcelona claim

Arsenal, Chelsea and Spurs have all been put on 'red alert' as Barcelona prepare for the sale of attacking star Memphis Depay who has been linked to each of the London trio at some point already this summer.

It's three days until the Gunners kick-off their campaign under the lights of Selhurst Park on the Friday Night Football vs Crystal Palace. Between the three London clubs so far, 13 new additions have been added to the respective squads with loads more still to happen, especially for the Blues.

Both Thomas Tuchel and Mikel Arteta have indicated that they want more signings to add extra depth to their squads with a challenge for the top four spots expected to get heated between the London rivals. "We’re still hoping to do something else if the market allows us to do that," Arteta said in his post-match press conference after Arsenal's Emirates Cup victory over Sevilla.

Memphis Depay makes Arsenal and Tottenham transfer decision amid Barcelona exit talk

"You've seen some movement in the other direction in the last few days so we want to get the perfect balance and the plan we wanted right at the beginning. Whether we can accomplish that or not is another story, but I’m happy with where we are now."

Last season, it was Chelsea and Tottenham who were the ones to qualify for the Champions League. However, this time around, as demonstrated by pre-season form, the Gunners have re-entered that conversation but what could separate the trio? Squad depth.

At this current moment, the north London pair have arguably more squad depth in comparison to the current World Champions as demonstrated with the 11 signings made between them in comparison to only the two so far by the Blues. Saying that, Marc Cucurella and Wesley Fofana