{"id":1040,"date":"2026-05-03T11:29:25","date_gmt":"2026-05-03T11:29:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=1040"},"modified":"2026-05-03T11:29:25","modified_gmt":"2026-05-03T11:29:25","slug":"arsenal-transfers-arteta-told-to-make-two-perfect-signings-to-replace-56m-duo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/esport.com.ng\/?p=1040","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal transfers: Arteta told to make two &#8216;perfect&#8217; signings to replace \u00a356m duo"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div><!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<p>Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has been told who he should sign to replace Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard in \u2018perfect\u2019 transfers.<\/p>\n<p>The Gunners could enjoy a brilliant end to this season, with<strong> Arteta<\/strong>\u2018s side battling for the Premier League and Champions League.<\/p>\n<p>However, <strong>Arsenal<\/strong> have appeared fragile over the past month, with the north London side crawling over the line while lacking attacking intent.<\/p>\n<p>Most of Arsenal\u2019s forwards have underperformed this season, and left wing is one position to strengthen in this summer\u2019s transfer window.<\/p>\n<p>There are upgrades for Martinelli and Trossard, who are valued by <em>transfer market<\/em> at \u00a356m combined, available in the market, and it will likely be a priority for Arsenal to sign a top-level winger this summer.<\/p>\n<p>Ex-Arsenal player Jeremie Aliadiere reckons his former club should pursue Khvicha Kvaratskhelia and Nico Williams as \u2018perfect transfers\u2019, though these are admittedly unrealistic targets.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cKhvicha Kvaratskhelia and Nico Williams would be great additions to the Arsenal team,\u201d Aliadiere told AceOdds.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ: Why Julian Alvarez isn\u2019t the upgrade on Viktor Gyokeres you think he is\u2026<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cKnowing a little bit about the financial situation and Financial Fair Play, to bring that type of player in you would probably have to sell and there have been a lot of rumours about Trossard and Martinelli, who could be sold to generate money.\u201d<\/p>\n<h2>\u201cIt might be time for them to move on\u2026\u201d<\/h2>\n<p>Aliadiere has explained why he thinks it \u201cmight be time\u201d for Martinelli and Trossard to move elsewhere, with Kvaratskhelia in particular named as a necessary upgrade.<\/p>\n<p><smartframe-embed customer-id=\"0b629b85ba2abe5ff39df9829ee5fb57\" image-id=\"mcfcbX4Xpfnm\" style=\"width: 100%; display: inline-flex; max-width: 100%;\"\/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cI just feel in football, at some point when you\u2019ve been at a certain club for so many years that it could be time for new challenges. I\u2019m not saying it\u2019s because they\u2019re not good enough or they have no quality,\u201d Aliadiere added.<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ MORE: Big Weekend: Man United v Liverpool, Tottenham, Viktor Gyokeres, Andoni Iraola, Oliver Glasner<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt\u2019s because this is football and you need fresh legs and people that come in with a different mentality and hunger to play and to go and win trophies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt might be better to go to a new club, get a new challenge and Arsenal, maybe have a few players that have been with Mikel for four or five years and haven\u2019t won any trophies.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt might be time for them to move on and bring in players with that extra desire to push on.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cLike I said, it\u2019s not about them not being good enough. It\u2019s the experience of winning and Kvaratskhelia is a winner. He\u2019s winning trophies left, right and centre. He knows how to win. He won the Champions League last year and could be a great signing for the club but I\u2019m sure players will need to be sold first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><strong>READ NEXT: Lionel Messi and \u2018the uncomfortable truth\u2019 surrounding his superstardom<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End --><\/div>\n<p><script>\n        !function(f,b,e,v,n,t,s)\n        {if(f.fbq)return;n=f.fbq=function(){n.callMethod?\n        n.callMethod.apply(n,arguments):n.queue.push(arguments)};\n        if(!f._fbq)f._fbq=n;n.push=n;n.loaded=!0;n.version='2.0';\n        n.queue=();t=b.createElement(e);t.async=!0;\n        t.src=v;s=b.getElementsByTagName(e)(0);\n        s.parentNode.insertBefore(t,s)}(window, document,'script',\n        'https:\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/fbevents.js');\n        fbq('init', '1399787394855675');\n        fbq('track', 'PageView');\n    <\/script><script>\n        !function(e,n,t){var o=e.getElementsByTagName(n)(0);e.getElementById\n    <\/script><br \/>\n<br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal head coach Mikel Arteta has been told who he should sign to replace Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard in \u2018perfect\u2019 transfers. 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