Arsenal's £15m Sales Struggle as Arteta Pushes for Late Signings

Arsenal Arsenal under scrutiny following £15m agreement as Mikel Arteta targets late window push Arsenal still need to sell but Liverpool are yet to agree a new deal to pile the pressure again on ther Gunners' sales reputation footballlondon Bookmark Share Comments Arsenal By Tom Canton Football Writer 16:00, 2 AUG 2025 Bookmark Mikel Arteta wants more reinforcement at Arsenal before the transfer deadline (Image: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images) Sign up to the free Arsenal newsletter so you don't miss the latest Gunners news, straight to your inbox More Newsletters Subscribe Please enter a valid email Something went wrong, please try again later. More Newsletters We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show me See Our Privacy Notice See Our Privacy Notice × Group 28 Sign up to the free Arsenal newsletter so you don't miss the latest Gunners news, straight to your inbox Invalid email Something went wrong, please try again later. Sign Up No thanks, close We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you’ve consented to and improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and third parties based on our knowledge of you. More info × Group 28 Thank you for subscribing! We have more newsletters Show Me No thanks, close See our Privacy Notice Liverpool are reportedly close to agreeing a deal with Lyon to see midfielder Tyler Morton leave for around £15million. It comes as Arsenal have looked to try and move on some of their fringe players but have so far struggled while the club's sales reputation remains under scrutiny. Edu Gaspar, the former sporting director, went some way in 2024 to improving the club's standing in the market after close to £90million was secured with the sales of Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah, and Aaron Ramsdale. All have sell-on clauses believed to be attached and the latter of whom has now joined Newcastle on loan with an option to buy that the Gunners could yet benefit from even more. However, this summer the only sales have come from a pre-agreed obligatory purchase clause of Nuno Tavares' loan to Lazio for around €5million (£4.3million) with a significant sell-on clause and Marquinhos, who joined Cruzeiro for around €3million (£2.6million). There remain several surplus players that ideally need to be moved on , including Fabio Vieira, Reiss Nelson, Karl Hein, and Albert Sambi Lokonga, in addition to the potential sale of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Leandro Trossard. However, the transfer fees for all bar Hein and potentially Nelson are expected to fall between £10million and £20million. Fans have looked to a player in Morton, who, at 22, made just five appearances for Liverpool last season after the previous campaign on loan with Hull City, yet he is set to bring in more than the majority of the club's expected exits this window. Andrea Berta, the new sporting director, has already shown his ability to bring in players of calibre efficiently, quickly, and for a good price; however, we have yet to see the Italian's shrewdness in the outgoing market. Granted, the players mentioned on the transfer list are far likelier to move in August, but with the final month of the window now here, the clock is ticking. Furthermore, Arsenal's hopes of a move for Eberechi Eze and potentially a left winger are believed to hinge on the outgoing business, which is now Berta's focus. With the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea, and even Manchester City looking to bring in big funds for players, the Gunners remain lagging behind in this regard. Yet it does again come down to the age-old saying that you can't sell what no one wants to buy. Until they find suitors for their surplus players, Arsenal will remain in a purgatorial state of waiting for that interest to materialise, which again will likely be at the end of the window. This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Sky Sports deal Sky Sports discounted Premier League and EFL package Sky has slashed the price of its Essential TV and Sky Sports bundle ahead of the 2025/26 season, saving members £192 and offering more than 1,400 live matches across the Premier League, EFL and more. Sky will show at least 215 live Premier League games next season, an increase of up to 100 more. £35 Sky Get Sky Sports here Story Saved You can find this story in My Bookmarks. Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right. Follow Football London Facebook X (Twitter) Comment More On Arsenal transfer news Andrea Berta Mikel Arteta Sambi Lokonga Reiss Nelson Fabio Vieira Oleksandr Zinchenko Leandro Trossard

Mikel Arteta wants more reinforcement at Arsenal before the transfer deadline (Image: David Price/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)

Liverpool are reportedly close to agreeing a deal with Lyon to see midfielder Tyler Morton leave for around £15million. It comes as Arsenal have looked to try and move on some of their fringe players but have so far struggled while the club's sales reputation remains under scrutiny.

Edu Gaspar, the former sporting director, went some way in 2024 to improving the club's standing in the market after close to £90million was secured with the sales of Emile Smith Rowe, Eddie Nketiah, and Aaron Ramsdale. All have sell-on clauses believed to be attached and the latter of whom has now joined Newcastle on loan with an option to buy that the Gunners could yet benefit from even more.

However, this summer the only sales have come from a pre-agreed obligatory purchase clause of Nuno Tavares' loan to Lazio for around €5million (£4.3million) with a significant sell-on clause and Marquinhos, who joined Cruzeiro for around €3million (£2.6million). There remain several surplus players that ideally need to be moved on , including Fabio Vieira, Reiss Nelson, Karl Hein, and Albert Sambi Lokonga, in addition to the potential sale of Oleksandr Zinchenko and Leandro Trossard.

However, the transfer fees for all bar Hein and potentially Nelson are expected to fall between £10million and £20million. Fans have looked to a player in Morton, who, at 22, made just five appearances for Liverpool last season after the previous campaign on loan with Hull City, yet he is set to bring in more than the majority of the club's expected exits this window.

Andrea Berta, the new sporting director, has already shown his ability to bring in players of calibre efficiently, quickly, and for a good price; however, we have yet to see the Italian's shrewdness in the outgoing market. Granted, the players mentioned on the transfer list are far likelier to move in August, but with the final month of the window now here, the clock is ticking.

Furthermore, Arsenal's hopes of a move for Eberechi Eze and potentially a left winger are believed to hinge on the outgoing business, which is now Berta's focus. With the likes of Liverpool, Chelsea, and even Manchester City looking to bring in big funds for players, the Gunners remain lagging behind in this regard.

Yet it does again come down to the age-old saying that you can't sell what no one wants to buy. Until they find suitors for their surplus players, Arsenal will remain in a purgatorial state of waiting for that interest to materialise, which again will likely be at the end of the window.