Five Arsenal stars that could leave within weeks to bolster Mikel Arteta’s transfer budget for Bruno Guimaraes deal

ARSENAL have already got their transfer business under way as they look to bolster their options this summer window. The champions are looking to defend their Premier League title while finally going all the way in the Champions League after missing out in the final earlier this year. Mikel Arteta is looking to offload some Gunners stars to fund a transfer war chest for the rest of the window Credit: Getty A number of established Gunners stars are up for sale Credit: Getty Attacker Christos Tzolis is having his medical for a £35million deal, while Illan Meslier arrives on a free in net and Arteta steps up his pursuit of Bradley Barcola. But transfer business goes both ways, and some long-time stars could be set to leave the Emirates this window as the Gunners make way for their new arrivals. Sign up for the Arsenal newsletter Thank you! The club could raise as much as £90million for a renewed transfer war chest with five sales this summer, with Arteta eager to get statement deals like the hunt for Bruno Guimaraes over the line before the start of the season. Gabriel Jesus Gabriel Jesus seemed like the solution to Arsenal‘s issues in forward areas when he signed from Manchester City in 2022 and began lighting up the Premier League. But injuries have derailed him in North London in recent seasons, having made just 14 Prem appearances in the 2025/26 campaign. He is now expected to be moved on amid interest from AC Milan, and likely for a low fee in the region of £15-20million if discussions progress. Gabriel Martinelli Gabriel Martinelli remains a mainstay of Arsenal’s matchday squads, but lost his starting spot to Leandro Trossard last season after failing to make an impact in the Prem. Now, with Tzolis set to arrive and another left winger still a priority, the Brazilian could be set for a move elsewhere. Most read in Sport CASINO SPECIAL – BEST CASINO BONUSES FROM £10 DEPOSITS Gabriel Martinelli could be set to leave after seven years Credit: Getty Calciomercato report he has interest from Newcastle and Manchester United, as well as overseas admirers in Bayern Munich, and that a deal could be struck for around £40m. Ben White Ben White has fallen down the pecking order with Arsenal, with the arrival of Jurrien Timber and a poorly-timed injury seemingly killing his chances of remaining a regular starter under Mikel Arteta. Timber and William Saliba‘s respective injuries might have provided the former Brighton star a lifeline, with cover needed at centre-back and full-back. But if Arteta chooses to find reinforcements on the market, White would be available on the market, with his value believed to be in the region of £25m. Ben White’s Arsenal future is in the balance Credit: Alamy Norgaard was a sparingly-used depth option who is likely now set to move on Credit: Getty Christian Norgaard It has not been a spellbinding year for Christian Norgaard, who joined from London rivals Brentford last summer. The Dane was always brought in as cover for Declan Rice and Martin Zubimendi, but even he might have been surprised by how little football he ended up playing. Now the 32-year-old is set to leave to pastures new on a bargain deal, with the Mail linking him to Crystal Palace under new boss Pierre Sage. Reiss Nelson Former academy starlet Reiss Nelson has been in the Gunners’ system since he was nine years old. Reiss Nelson never stamped his authority on a spot in the first team after breaking through as a teen Credit: Getty But after breaking through to the first team for the first time in 2017, his career has stalled, with loans to Hoffenheim, Fulham and Brentford all failing to get him firing. The 26-year-old could finally leave on a permanent deal this summer, with Fulham and a number of overseas clubs interested in the winger’s signature for the right deal. Comment now