Arsenal tipped for late £40m striker bid as manager makes 'any offer' transfer admission


Arsenal are said to be considering a move for a current Premier League forward as they look to bolster the top end of the pitch ahead of Friday night’s transfer deadline. The Gunners have been much quieter this summer after a summer of big spending last year, though there have still been big deals wrapped up.
David Raya was kept on a permanent deal for £27million, while Riccardo Calafiori joined for £42million. Mikel Merino is also expected to join on a deal worth up to £32.6million including add-ons. Arsenal may not be done there, and they are likely to keep an eye on any deals that may be able to be done for a striker or winger before Friday night’s deadline, with goalkeeper Joan Garcia also tipped to sign from Espanyol.
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Hide AdCrucially, the deal would have to make sense financially, and Arsenal also need to offload a number of players to balance the books. With Eddie Nketiah potentially headed to Crystal Palace, Aaron Ramsdale, Jakub Kiwior, Reiss Nelson and Kieran Tierney look to be for sale, although loan deals may need to be stuck for some of those with time running out.
According to CaughtOffside, Everton forward Dominic Calvert-Lewin is a striker Arsenal may consider in the final days of the window, with a deal very much possible for between £35million and £40million. The report claims the Gunners and Newcastle United are considering a deal at this stage.
Arsenal currently have Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus as their striker options, while Nketiah is almost certain to leave. Arteta was criticised for not signing another top-level striker last summer, and questions will be asked if the same scenario plays out this season and Arsenal fall short of the title.
Calvert-Lewin effectively for sale
Everton boss Sean Dyche has already admitted that the club will need to sell Calvert-Lewin if the right offer arrives. “Any offer of a certain level would have to be still looked at by the club,” he said last week. “We are in a better position because of player trading and how much we have lowered the wages but it is not solved. Therefore there would still be a moment where the big people at the club get a phone call and then it is down to them.
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Hide Ad“I can give a football opinion. I think we would all go: ‘We don’t need to be selling anyone at the minute’ but that doesn’t mean that happens. The powers that be are still not in a position where they can go: ‘We are fine, we can start bankrolling the club and we are going to sign players,’ as you can quite obviously tell.”
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