Darwin Nunez, Youri Tielemans: 10 Arsenal transfers Mikel Arteta could complete this summer

Arsenal are in the market for at least three new players this summer, with both manager Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu determined to strengthen the first-team squad.

Several players have contracts that are expiring in June, with the likes of Alexandre Lacazette, Eddie Nketiah and Mohamed Elneny all expected to leave, along with other players including Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Torreira and Konstantinos Mavropanos.

The positions they want to sign new players in are central midfield, two forwards as well as defensive options in the full-back areas. Gunners owner Stan Kroenke will back Arteta with significant transfer funds in a similar scenario to last summer, where Arsenal were Europe’s biggest spenders after forking out £150million on six new players.

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Generally, the transfer policy is targeted at signing players under the age of 26 who have the potential to develop under Arteta, with top-flight experience and the ability to be sold on for a significant transfer fee in the future. Here are the top ten transfer targets that Arsenal have been linked with over the past few months.

The Lille striker is highly admired by many figures at Arsenal including technical director Edu, who held a meeting with David’s agent.

David has just helped Canada qualify for the World Cup for just the second time in their history and wants to leave the French side this summer. His preference would be a move to La Liga, but he is open to joining a Premier League team.

His pace and finishing ability have seen him be compared to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and after scoring 13 goals in 29 Ligue 1 appearances, a transfer certainly can't be ruled