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According to reports, as many as eight Arsenal players will leave the Premier League giants after winning the title this season.<\/p>\n
Arsenal<\/strong> are coming off an incredibly joyous night, with the Premier League giants ending their 22-year wait for the league title on Tuesday evening.<\/p>\n The Gunners were crowned champions after second-placed Man City drew to Bournemouth in their penultimate game. They needed to win their final two matches and for Mikel Arteta<\/strong>\u2018s side to drop points to Crystal Palace this weekend to reclaim the title.<\/p>\n The north London side are deserving champions as they have gradually built the best squad in the Premier League in recent years, with a further \u00a3250m spent on signings last summer.<\/p>\n This left Arsenal second only to Manchester United in our Premier League net spend table<\/strong>and it has been widely reported for months that they will have to offload unwanted talents to balance the books this summer.<\/p>\n READ: <\/span>The six Premier League tables to show how Arsenal proved Neville wrong and won the title<\/strong><\/p>\n And a new report from CBS Sports<\/em> has shed light on Arsenal\u2019s transfer plans ahead of the summer, with current loanee Piero Hincapie set to be their first summer signing.<\/p>\n Last summer, the versatile defender joined Arsenal on loan with an option to buy from Bayer Leverkusen, and he has been a vital player for the Premier League champions during the run-in.<\/p>\n Earlier this year, Fabrizio Romano confirmed that Hincapie will be Arsenal\u2019s \u201cfirst signing\u201d ahead of next season.<\/p>\n \u201cYes, Piero Hincapie will be the first signing for Arsenal in summer 2026. It was always planned like this. If you remember with David Raya and Brentford, Arsenal did something similar a few years ago,\u201d Romano said.<\/p>\n READ MORE: <\/span>Did Arsenal have a \u2018defining moment\u2019 in their Premier League title win?<\/strong><\/p>\n \u201cSo, signed a player on loan with a buy-out option clause, but was always going to be a permanent transfer in the following summer, that\u2019s what\u2019s going to happen also with Piero Hincapie.<\/p>\n \u201cThere is already everything signed between Hincapie and Arsenal in terms of contract, a five-year deal. So, it\u2019s already signed and completed. Piero Hincapie already feels like an Arsenal player on a permanent transfer.\u201d<\/p>\n Now, CBS Sports claims \u2018the option to sign Hincapie\u2019 is to be exercised at a cost of around $60 million (\u00a345m)\u2019, while they could recoup funds by sanctioning up to eight exits.<\/p>\n The report claims:<\/p>\n \u2018Ben White, Gabriel Jesus, Ethan Nwaneri, Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard are among those who could depart, according to CBS Sports sources. The futures of Kai Havertz and Martin Odegaard have also been a matter of speculation, given that both are entering the final two years of their contract.<\/p>\n \u2018Cristhian Mosquera is a target for Atletico Madrid, and having signed for just $17 million he is a player on whom Arsenal could make a tidy profit. It is not yet clear if that is something they would be minded to do.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n READ NEXT: <\/span>Arsenal bottle their way to the Premier League title, so where\u2019s Stewie?! \u2013 a Mailbox special<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\nArsenal to \u2018exercise\u2019 Hincapie signing as eight exits mooted<\/h2>\n
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