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The latest transfer news and gossip on the players linked with Arsenal – and those who could leave the club.

The latest players linked with a move to Arsenal…

Malang Sarr – Arsenal have made an approach to Sarr after the defender left OGC Nice, but will face stiff competition from Bundesliga side RB Leipzig (Daily Express, July 9)

Dayot Upamecano – Arsenal have been linked with the 21-year-old, but he is expected to sign a contract extension at RB Leipzig (Daily Mirror, July 7)

Thomas Partey – Arsenal have offered to triple the wages that Atletico Madrid midfielder Thomas Partey (Diario AS, July 4); Arsenal are upping their interest in the Atletico Madrid midfielder (Daily Express, July 2); The midfielder is available for a summer exit from Atletico Madrid, according to reports (The Sun, June 18); Arsenal have received a major boost in their bid to sign Partey as Atletico Madrid have changed their stance and are willing to sell him (Daily Express, June 15); Arsenal will hold crunch talks with Alexandre Lacazette amid the club’s interest in Atletico Madrid’s Partey (ESPN, June 14)

Wout Weghorst – Arsenal and Newcastle are set for a bidding war this summer over Weghorst (Daily Star, July 2); Arsenal are eyeing up Wolfsburg striker Weghorst as a potential replacement for Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang (Bild, June 30).

Danilo Pereira – Arsenal are plotting a summer move for Porto midfielder Pereira (ESPN, June 27)

Justin Kluivert – Super agent Mino Raiola is reportedly in talks with both Arsenal and Roma over a potential deal which would see Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Kluivert swap clubs (Daily Star, June 23); Arsenal are interested in signing Roma forward Kluivert as part of a deal that would see Henrikh Mkhitaryan move to the Italian capital permanently.

Arsenal could work with super-agent Mino Raiola to orchestrate a swap deal which would see Mkhitaryan leave for Roma and Kluivert arrive at the Emirates (Gazzetta dello Sport, June 15)

Adil Aouchiche – Arsenal may have been given hope in their reported pursuit of Aouchiche with it claimed the 17-year-old is leaving PSG (Daily Star, June 22)

Cengiz Under – Arsenal are interested in Roma’s 22-year-old winger, who is set to cost about £27m (Corriere dello Sport, June 19)

Wissam Ben Yedder – The striker is said to have told Monaco he wants to leave the club – putting Arsenal and Manchester United on red alert. (The Sun, June 17)

Orkun Kokcu – Arsenal target Kokcu has admitted his agent is ‘busy’ as speculation mounts over a summer move to the Emirates for the Feyenoord midfielder (Mirror, June 11)

Daniele Rugani – Arsenal will rival Wolves for the signature of Juventus defender Rugani, with the Italian available for £23m in the summer transfer window (SportsMole, June 7)

Odsonne Edouard – Arsenal are keen to sign young Celtic striker Edouard – but the recent hiatus may put paid to that (Football.London, June 1)

Federico Bernardeschi – Juventus winger Bernardeschi is eyeing a move to the Premier League this summer with Chelsea, Manchester United and Arsenal all monitoring the situation (Gazzetta dello Sport, June 1)

Pape Gueye – Arsenal are said to be ready to swoop for French starlet amid his legal dispute with Watford (Sun, June 20)

Thiago Silva – Arsenal could miss on the signing of the free agent after Fiorentina’s general director Joe Barone confirmed he wants to bring the PSG defender back to Serie A (Sun, June 25)

Joelson Fernandes – Arsenal are ramping up their interest in signing the Sporting youngster (Star, June 25)

William Saliba – Saint-Etienne have slammed Arsenal for their U-turn over the on-loan defender which means he will be unable to play in the French Cup final with the Premier League club also responding to the claims.

The latest players linked with an Arsenal exit…

Mesut Ozil – The German midfielder is planning an Arsenal getaway and has told friends he will only consider playing in the USA or Turkey (The Sun, July 9)

Alexandre Lacazette – The French striker is being pursued by Juventus, Inter Milan and Atletico Madrid as his future at Arsenal remains uncertain (L’Equipe, July 7)

Matteo Guendouzi – Arsenal have explored using the French midfielder as a makeweight in their summer transfer business (Daily Mail, July 1); Guendouzi was told he will not be allowed to leave the Emirates this summer in talks with the Arsenal hierarchy after being dropped for the win at Southampton in midweek (Sunday Mirror, June 28); Mikel Arteta is open to offloading Guendouzi with frustration mounting over the midfielder’s antics – including catching him on camera acting up during training (Daily Mail, June 24)

David Luiz, Cedric Soares and Pablo Mari – The three Arsenal defenders have all signed new contracts. Luiz has agreed a new one-year deal while Mari and Soares have signed permanent, long-term deals from Flamengo and Southampton respectively.

Dani Ceballos – Arsenal will not attempt to buy Ceballos when his loan deal from Real Madrid expires (The Sun, June 30); The Spanish midfielder has extended his loan from Real Madrid until the end of the 2019/20 season; But Ceballos knows that his time at Arsenal is coming to an end with the Real Madrid loanee set to return to his parent club (Marca, June 22)

Hector Bellerin – Arsenal’s Bellerin is a target for Inter Milan this summer as their manager Antonio Conte looks to strengthen his squad (Daily Mirror, June 12)

Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – The striker will reportedly only consider signing new terms with Arsenal if no other offers are put on the table. (The Sun, July 11); Mikel Arteta insists captain Aubameyang is willing to stay at Arsenal after his side’s 4-0 victory over Norwich.

Aubameyang has demanded a new three-year deal worth £250,000-a-week to stay at Arsenal (ESPN, July 4); Juventus have enquired about the Arsenal striker ahead of the summer transfer window (Express, June 25); Aubameyang is ‘fascinated’ by Inter Milan’s offer after turning down the chance to extend his Arsenal contract (Star, June 25); Arsenal are hoping to sell Ainsley Maitland–Niles for £20m to fund a new contract for Aubameyang (Sun on Sunday, June 14); Arsenal are hoping their good relationship with Aubameyang’s father will lead to the striker signing a new deal at the Emirates (Daily Mirror, June 10);

Arsenal will keep Aubameyang until the end of his contract if they cannot get more than £20m for the striker (The Sun, June 3); Arsenal are yet to offer a new deal to Aubameyang as the club captain’s contract at the Emirates Stadium continues to tick down (ESPN, June 2)

Kieran Tierney – Arsenal may be willing to sell Scottish defender Tierney to Leicester, just 12 months after he moved to the Emirates (Daily Express, June 5)