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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is now personally keen for the Gunners to sign a Premier League rival star, with the transfer target in question also \u201cpushing\u201d to leave this summer.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta\u2019s rumoured transfer ideas to strengthen Arsenal.<\/p>\n

Arteta recently had to affirm to the press that both him and new sporting director Andrea Berta are on the same page when it comes to the club\u2019s recruitment strategy, following some reports of disagreements between the pair.<\/p>\n

Naturally, while Berta\u2019s arrival from Atl\u00e9tico Madrid is seen as an undoubted boost for the north Londoners, following 12 successful years in La Liga, Arteta will have his own ideas on how to reinforce his squad this summer.<\/p>\n

Journalist Simon Phillips even reported last week that Arteta would prefer Arsenal to sign RB Leipzig starlet Benjamin Sesko over the heavily-linked Viktor Gyokeres, coming after the Slovenia international rejected their advances last year.<\/p>\n

The 43-year-old, as per Spanish media sources, is also a big admirer of Athletic Bilbao attacking midfielder Oihan Sancet, who\u2019s scored 17 goals in all competitions and could leave Bilbao for the value of his \u00a367 million release clause.<\/p>\n

Now, as per The Sun and journalist Anthony Chapman, \u00a3195,000-per-week Chelsea winger Christopher Nkunku is attracting Arteta\u2019s personal attention as well.<\/p>\n

The France international isn\u2019t exactly a mainstay under Enzo Maresca, despite scoring 14 goals in all competitions, and this has led to reports that Nkunku is eyeing an exit from Stamford Bridge when the window reopens.<\/p>\n

Mikel Arteta thinks Christopher Nkunku would be a good Arsenal signing
\nChapman reports that Arsenal are \u201clining up a move\u201d for the versatile forward, who can play almost anywhere in the attacking third.<\/p>\n

It is also claimed that Arteta sees Nkunku as a potential \u201cgood\u201d signing for Arsenal this summer.<\/p>\n

One thing worth noting is that, barring his sky-high salary, Nkunku may turn out to be a fairly astute deal. Chelsea have apparently set his price tag at around \u00a335 million, and are willing to make a \u00a317 million loss by shipping him out of the door, just two years after signing him for \u00a352 million.<\/p>\n

Arsenal legend Thierry Henry heaped praise on the ex-RB Leipzig sensation in 2022, admitting back then that Nkunku is a player he loves watching, and it would appear that Arteta is in full agreement. Of course, it remains to be seen whether Chelsea would be willing to sell to a direct rival.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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