Mikel Arteta insists that Arsenal will continue to be “alert” to prospective transfers over the next month or so. Declan Rice, an England midfielder, was signed by the Gunners for a record-breaking $137 million from West Ham, breaking their previous club record.Additionally, Arsenal has added Dutch defender Jurrien Timber from Ajax and Kai Havertz from Chelsea, bringing their total summer transfer expenditure up to and over $260 million. But things won’t likely end there. Arteta is rumoured to want to add to his squad to play in the Champions League for the first time since the 2016/17 season and challenge Manchester City for the Premier League crown next season.Finally: Rice holds the English record with 120,000,000, Arsenal already spent 230,000,000 eurosI fell in love with Arsenal thanks to my brothers, reveals Timber following his arrivalTo comply with Financial Fair Play rules and to keep the squad at an optimal size, departures are required as well. Former captain Granit Xhaka is gone already, while Folarin Balogun, Thomas Partey, Nicolas Pepe and Cedric Soares remain available for transfer away from North London.Arsenal have now arrived in the United States, where they are continuing pre-season training ahead of a tour that kicks off against an MLS All-Star XI coached by Wayne Rooney in Washington DC on Wednesday night, followed by further high-profile friendlies against Manchester United and Barcelona.Asked if there would be further signings at Arsenal in the weeks ahead or if attentions had now switched purely to exits, Arteta said nothing has been concluded yet: “Let’s see. There’s a lot of time still in the market and a lot of expectations in some of our players as well. We’ll have to see how things develop in the next couple of weeks. We’ll be alert. There’s still time to do things, and there’s still time for exits. I’m sure things will move.”##NAJAVA_MECA_7371107##Arteta expressed his joy at how quick-thinking Arsenal, under the direction of sporting director Edu, were able to sign their primary targets and provide them with as much time as possible to adjust to their new surroundings before the start of the new top-flight season on 12 August.🚨Arteta on transfer window -“There’s still time to do things”pic.twitter.com/jgORKqVvXr(@footballdaily )— Doc (@karthikadhaigal) July 17, 2023 Rice and Timber will make their club debuts in America after all three players were signed in time to travel across the Atlantic, as Havertz did last week in the club’s 1-1 friendly match with Nurnberg in Germany.
