Arsenal transfer window review – enough to win the PL?

Arsenal’s deadline day signing of Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen rounded up an intense summer in north London. The Gunners are pushing to win the 2025/26 Premier League title under the guidance of Mikel Arteta after coming agonizingly close in the past few years.

Arsenal spent big money on transfers during the summer, which marked the arrival of eight new reinforcements for Mikel Arteta’s squad. Collectively, Arsenal spent over £350 million in the transfer market and tried to provide the Spanish tactician with all the necessary tools to achieve glory.

Arsenal’s new sporting director, Andre Berta, enjoyed a solid outing in the transfer market. The new boss was responsible for the high-profile arrivals of Viktor Gyokeres, Martin Zubimendi and Noni Madueke. The Emirates faithful would be optimistic reflecting back on their team’s transfer activities this summer.

Who are the new arrivals?

Mikel Arteta’s costliest acquisitions this window were Viktor Gyokeres for £63.5 million and Eberechi Eze for £67.5 million from Crystal Palace. Gyokeres to Arsenal was amongst the most-awaited deals of the transfer period. The summer recruitment drive at Emirates Stadium this summer has remained focused on improving key areas in the squad. With the additional firepower upfront, the Gunners are expected to produce better results and challenge harder for domestic and European titles.

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The Gunners started their summer by adding Martin Zubimendi and Kepa Arrizabalaga to the squad. Christian Norgaard, Cristhian Mosquera and Noni Madueke are the other notable mentions from Arsenal’s summer shopping spree. Deadline day signing, Piero Hincapie, arrives on a 12-month loan, and Arsenal reserves the right to make the transfer permanent.

Player	Team	Fee
Kepa Arrizabalaga	Chelsea	£5m
Martin Zubimendi	Real Sociedad	£55m
Noni Madueke	Chelsea	£52m
Christian Norgaard	Brentford	£12m
Cristhian Mosquera	Valencia	£13m
Viktor Gyokeres	Sporting CP	£63.5m
Eberechi Eze	Crystal Palace	£67.5m
Piero Hincapie	Bayer Leverkusen	loan
		Total Fees = £268m

Who left the Gunners?

The Gunners’ transfer plans were crystal clear from the very beginning, and they successfully offloaded 14 players over the course of the summer. Thomas Partey, Oleksandr Zinchenko and Jorginho were among the players who received their marching orders from Arsenal. Jakub Kiwior’s transfer to Portuguese side, Porto fetched the most handsome figure for Arsenal in player sales. The London-based club also sent out several players on loan and will continue to assess their development and progress during the season.

Player	Team	Fee
Nuno Tavares	Lazio	undisclosed
Kieran Tierney	Celtic	free
Jorginho	Flamengo	free
Marquinhos	Cruzeiro	undisclosed
Thomas Partey	–	released
Takehiro Tomiyasu	–	released
Ismeal Kabia	Shrewsbury	loan
Albert Sambi Lokonga	Hamburger SV	undisclosed
Fabio Vieira	Hamburger SV	loan
Lucas Martin Nygaard	Brabrand IF	loan
Nathan Butler-Oyedeji	Lausanne	free
Jakub Kiwior	Porto	£23m
Oleksandr Zinchenko	Nottingham Forest	loan
		Total Fees = £23m

The Gunners have started the Premier League season with two wins and one loss in a tough fixture list. In their opening three exchanges, Mikel Arteta’s team have already locked horns with heavyweights like Manchester United and Liverpool. Post the conclusion of the international break on September 13th, Arsenal will square off against Nottingham Forest at the Emirates Stadium. A quick return to his former home for Oleksandr Zinchenko, who joined Forest on deadline day.

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