{"id":1236,"date":"2026-04-01T06:27:20","date_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:27:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=1236"},"modified":"2026-04-01T06:27:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-01T06:27:20","slug":"arsenal-given-double-transfer-boost-as-summer-targets-told-they-can-leave","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/?p=1236","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal given double transfer boost as summer targets told they can leave"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<h2 class=\"LeadText_lead-text__wd_PA __className_1e9d73\" data-testid=\"leadtext\">Newcastle will reportedly give the green light to two Arsenal transfer targets if the asking price is met<\/h2>\n<p><button type=\"button\" class=\"SlideViewerButton_slide-viewer-button__BDJoG\" aria-label=\"Open image viewer\" aria-haspopup=\"dialog\" aria-controls=\"image-lightbox\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-embed__0T8WX ImageEmbed_image-lead__Ti3qQ\" data-testid=\"leadimage\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-articleid=\"33692659\">\n<div class=\"ImageEmbed_image-container__2AIQm\">\n<figure class=\"Figure_figure__Uce4f\" style=\"--figure-aspect-ratio:1.5\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon have both been linked to move to Arsenal\" loading=\"eager\" sizes=\"(max-width: 508px) 508px, (max-width: 615px) 615px, 1200px\" src=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33692659.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Sandro-Tonali-Anthony-Gordon-and-Arsenal.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33692659.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s508\/0_Sandro-Tonali-Anthony-Gordon-and-Arsenal.jpg 508w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33692659.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s615\/0_Sandro-Tonali-Anthony-Gordon-and-Arsenal.jpg 615w, https:\/\/i2-prod.football.london\/article33692659.ece\/ALTERNATES\/s1200f\/0_Sandro-Tonali-Anthony-Gordon-and-Arsenal.jpg 1200w\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><figcaption class=\"ImageCaption_caption__j7HRu\" data-testid=\"image-caption\">\n<p aria-label=\"Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon have both been linked to move to Arsenal\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon have both been linked to move to Arsenal<cite aria-label=\"Image: Eddie Keogh\/Getty Images\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-credit__wlx1W\" data-testid=\"caption-credit\">(Image: Eddie Keogh\/Getty Images)<\/cite><\/p>\n<\/figcaption><\/div>\n<p><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Arsenal\u2019s summer business remains somewhat mysterious. There are some known knowns, including a need to sell, and Andre Berta heading up the strategy, which <strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">football.london <\/strong>understands has already been discussed.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Regarding who Arsenal might buy, there have been plenty of names circulating. However, unlike in 2023 with Declan Rice and 2025 with the striker profiles of Benjamin Sesko and Viktor Gyokeres, specifics are lacking.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Two names which have been mooted include the pair from Newcastle United: Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon. According to <a aria-label=\"The TelegraphLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/football\/2026\/03\/31\/newcastle-transfer-news-tonali-gordon-livramento-man-utd\/\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">The Telegraph<\/a>due to the financial situation in the northeast, both could be allowed to leave if the right price is met.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\">FOLLOW OUR ARSENAL FB PAGE! <\/strong><strong class=\"Strong_strong__e2x35\"><a aria-label=\"Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook pageLink opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/AFCFootball.London#\" rel=\"nofollow\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">Latest Gunners news, analysis and much more via our dedicated Facebook page<\/a><\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Despite having incredibly rich owners, Premier League regulations continue to have restrictive pressures on the likes of the Magpies. Tonali and Gordon have both been linked to the club as potential targets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Since Mikel Arteta\u2019s arrival at Arsenal, the club has moved away from almost solely investing in talent from the continent and instead moved for other Premier League players. As recently as last summer, Kepa Arrizabalaga, Noni Madueke, Christian Norgaard and Eberechi Eze all came in for more than \u00a3120million.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Gordon would be the player designed to upgrade the Arsenal left, with both Leandro Trossard, another of Arteta\u2019s English top-flight investments, and Gabriel Martinelli, both struggling to reach the elite level. While Gordon has certainly elevated his levels with Newcastle, some questions remain whether he could become one of the best in the world for his role.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">There are fewer question marks over Tonali, who is to many one of the best central midfielders in the top division of English football. Arsenal, however, already have the aforementioned Rice playing in their left eight role, which is likely where Tonali would also play.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh  undefined\" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Therefore, unless the Italian is happy knowing minutes will not be as easily available, or Arteta is planning on shuffling things around with Rice moving into a deeper role in place of Martin Zubimendi, there are no guarantees here either. Both players would add quality to the team, but some might question whether it is the right place to allocate such sufficient funds.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Newcastle will reportedly give the green light to two Arsenal transfer targets if the asking price is met Sandro Tonali and Anthony Gordon have both been linked to move to Arsenal(Image: Eddie Keogh\/Getty Images) Arsenal\u2019s summer business remains somewhat mysterious. There are some known knowns, including a need to sell, and Andre Berta heading up [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1237,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"pagelayer_contact_templates":[],"_pagelayer_content":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1236","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-arsenal"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1236"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1236\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/1237"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1236"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=1236"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sportings.com.ng\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=1236"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}