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According to reports, Mikel Arteta is pushing for Arsenal to sign Aston Villa standout Morgan Rogers ahead of Chelsea and Manchester United.<\/p>\n
Arsenal<\/strong> are coming off winning their first Premier League title in 22 years and could yet do the double by also lifting the Champions League, but they are unlikely to stand still in the transfer market and will be active this summer.<\/p>\n It has been widely reported that Arteta<\/strong>\u2018s side are likely to prioritise exits to balance the books after investing around \u00a3250m on signings last summer to move closer to winning major titles.<\/p>\n A recent report claimed that as many as eight Arsenal players face exits this summer<\/strong>and they have already completed the sales of Jakub Kiwior to Porto and Karl Hein to Werder Bremen.<\/p>\n Now, midfielder Fabio Vieira could be the next out of the door, with German journalist Florian Plettenberg reporting that he is \u2018open\u2019 to joining Hamburger SV permanently.<\/p>\n READ: Arsenal p*ss it, managergeddon, Spurs nonsense, Palace 12th \u2013 10 kneejerk predictions for next season<\/strong><\/p>\n Plettenberg said on X: \u201cHamburger SV are doing everything behind the scenes to keep Fabio Vieira. Talks with Arsenal have started.<\/p>\n \u201cIn personal talks, HSV recently made it clear to Vieira that they want to build the team around him. Vieira is open to staying. It now depends on HSV reaching an agreement with Arsenal.\u201d<\/p>\n Regarding incomings, a report from talkSPORT<\/em> claims Arteta is \u2018personally leading the drive\u2019 behind Arsenal\u2019s move to sign Rogers, who is reportedly Man Utd\u2019s \u2018first choice\u2019 target this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n READ MORE: Arteta sack despite one title tip, Man Utd ignored and Delap for Golden Boot \u2013 pre-season predictions revisited<\/strong><\/p>\n Rogers has emerged as one of the best attacking midfielders in Europe and he could start for England at the World Cup after contributing 14 goals and 12 assists for Aston Villa this season.<\/p>\n It is noted that the Gunners face competition from Man Utd and Chelsea for Rogers, though they are \u2018ready to step up\u2019 their move for the Aston Villa man and \u2018preliminary talks\u2019 have \u2018already taken place\u2019.<\/p>\n The report adds:<\/p>\n \u2018Arsenal are likely to face competition from Chelsea while Manchester United technical director of football Jason Wilcox is also known to be an admirer of Rogers. talkSPORT has previously reported the 23-year-old would also be open to a move abroad after being tracked by PSG.<\/p>\n \u2018Villa value Rogers at a minimum of \u00a380m but a bidding war is likely to drive that price to around \u00a3100m.\u2019<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n READ NEXT: Three reasons why everyone hates \u2018threatening\u2019 Arsenal<\/strong><\/p>\n <\/div>\nArteta \u2018leading\u2019 push to sign Rogers this summer<\/h2>\n
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