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It has been reported that Arsenal are planning for a record summer in terms of transfer business, with the club prepared to spend up to £180 million.
Two strikers and one central midfield player will be high on the shopping list, with Alexander Isak, Dominic Calvert-Lewin, and Ruben Neves among the names on their wish list.
Cynics though may flag up the timing of the news as suspicious and an attempt to appease a fan base who are generally incensed about the club’s lack of incoming transfer business in January.
It was widely assumed that the club would be going into the market to strengthen their push for a top four finish, but, instead, they thinned out their squad, with six senior players allowed to either go out on loan or leave permanently.
And with just two senior strikers left, Alexander Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah, who have three league goals between them this season, and are both out of contract in June, the club seem to have left themselves very short for remains of the season.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.