30 Jun 2015 08:57:45
Hi Ed002. As it is approaching July 1st, do you think you could write an updated summary of the players Arsenal are interested in by position? I am sure it will stop people asking the stupid questions also.

Cheers.

(Former Ed 030).

{Ed002's Note - Some of this will change and there are major dependencies on (a) players leaving, and (b) how much money the club can raised through sales. However, there is known to be (or have recently been) some level of interest in the following players fairly recently:

GK: Cech (this has happened) - interest in Leno, Perin, Begovic, Leno, Neto, Casillas and Ochoa will have gone.

RB: After the progress Bellerin has made I don't see a RB being a priority.

CB: Abdennour has been looked at. St Et's Loic Perrin is also a consideration for Arsenal, as is Virgil van Dijk. Howedes may just be a possibility. Roma are losing the battle to get Alessio Romagnoli to sign a new contract but Inter has the edge over both Sampdoria and Arsenal who were very keen on the player. Dragovic, Glik and Subotic have been considered but interest is likely gone, as has interest in Hummels. River Plate's Balanta has been watched by Arsenal, but nothing will happen there.

DM: Carvalho remains a player that both Arsenal and Manchester United are interested in and his situation remains the same. He is for sale, but the asking price would need to come down to make any move possible. Arsenal will look to Southampton's Schneiderlin this summer but it looks difficult right now. Biglia does not appear to be a viable option but has been looked at. Asier Illarramendi and Khedira have been of interest to Arsenal but nothing will happen. One or other Bender might be an option.

M: Fekir is a player of strong interest to Arsenal amongst others - Lyon do not want to lose him and Lacazette and are very difficult to deal with - but it is just possible. Certainly Arsenal are considering Calhanoglu and might move for him if Fekir is not available. Regardless of what Juventus say about wanting Vidal to stay, there is every chance he will leave Juve this summer and Arsenal has looked at him – but there is certainly no deal in place. Matuidi remains a possibility as he will probably be available and the club are aware of that. Bernard will be available but I doubt that Arsenal will consider rekindling their interest. Inter were looking to sell Kovacic and have spoken with Arsenal amongst others - but I don't see anything happening. Interest in Draxler has probably gone but he will likely be available and might be a thought. The club were approached about Arda Turan but nothing will happen. Arsenal have made an enquiry regarding Isco's availability, but again nothing will likely happen. Interest in Gundogan will have gone.

W/F: Remains open. Dybala and Martinez will not be moving to Arsenal. Arsenal will possibly turn to Aleksandar Mitrović, Rodrigo or possibly Gonzalo Higuain or Karim Benzema. Arsenal's interest in Pedro remains. Gameiro has been looked at and might provide a fallback position but there is interest from elsewhere. Lacazette will be of interest but a move remains unlikely.

1.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 06:06:06
Cheers Ed002 for posting an update.

{Ed002's Note - You are welcome.}

2.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 06:53:17
Ed are arsenal also interested in Vargas as well heard Sanchez has begged Wenger to try and buy him or is that just paper talk

{Ed002's Note - See previous answers.}

3.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 07:27:44
Thank you very much Ed.

Much appreciated.

{Ed002's Note - You are welcome.}

4.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 09:20:06
Thanks Ed

5.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 09:46:47
Ed002, you are a marvel. I love this website!

6.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 10:13:17
Cheers ed thanks for the update. Bit dissapointed not to hear Grzegorz Krychowiak's name mentioned for possible DM targets, think he'd be a great addition to our squad.

I'm interested to see what will happen regarding the striker position, would love us to bring in a top quality goal scorer and the targets you mentioned would defo take us up a notch.

{Ed002's Note - Arsenal has sustained interest in Sevilla's Krychowiak - but he is not the first choice but they may return to him - right now no one has made an offer for him.}

7.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 10:26:28
Hi ed, do you know why such interest is being shown in Fekir or Calhanouglu when our attacking midfield areas are already pretty well stocked? Thanks.

{Ed002's Note - Fekir is a player that the manager sees as being able to improve the side.}

8.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 10:37:57
excellent work. matuidi would be nice :))

9.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 12:13:13
I assume some will be sold also, plus we have a lot of players who you cannot rely on for an entire season due to injury records

10.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 12:50:44
Thank you for the detailed reply ed002, appreciate you taking the time to write that .

11.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 14:17:13
Sorry if I'm asking an obvious question, but if we were to sign Vidal would that have an impact on any possible deal for Fekir or Calhanouglu?

{Ed002's Note - Try not to complicate matters.}

12.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 14:59:38
Fair enough. Thanks anyway, Ed.

13.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 15:55:39
are we still interested in pedro and is there still a possibility of him leaving this summer despite his recent contract extension?

{Ed002's Note - Please just read it.}

14.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 16:57:43
well id just read on the chelsea page this same thing you did for them and mentioned that kondogbia might be an option however he's signed for inter so iwasnt sure if what youd posted here was equally outdated

{Ed002's Note - Yes, Kondogbia will go to inter and I should have removed him.}

15.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 17:55:21
I'm a fan of the inter midfielder quality player I can imagine him playing with coco coquelin and spraying the ball

16.) 02 Jul 2015
02 Jul 2015 23:03:10
Thank you Ed for the update! We all very much appreciate it.

Would obviously like to see Karim at Arsenal but we've been linked with him for ages now. Does he want to leave this summer?

{Ed002's Note - I really have no idea what he wants.}