{"id":18161,"date":"2025-04-14T03:02:19","date_gmt":"2025-04-14T03:02:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/18161\/"},"modified":"2025-04-14T03:02:19","modified_gmt":"2025-04-14T03:02:19","slug":"arsenal-midfield-duo-expected-to-complete-transfers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/18161\/","title":{"rendered":"Arsenal midfield duo expected to complete transfers"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <img width=\"1140\" height=\"641\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Mikel-Arteta-Arsenal-1140x641.png\" class=\"attachment-single-feature size-single-feature wp-post-image\" alt=\"Arsenal\" layout=\"fill\"  style=\"object-position: 50% 50%\" loading=\"eager\" fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" \/>   <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/1744599738_856_94399bd7ab42abd455aa00aa2aebfd9d\" width=\"64\" height=\"64\" alt=\"Pete O'Rourke, Transfer Correspondent\" loading=\"lazy\"\/>   <\/p>\n<p> Sun 13 April 2025 14:00, UK <\/p>\n<p><strong>Arsenal are preparing for a busy summer transfer window with a number of incoming and outgoing deals already being lined up at the Emirates.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Mikel Arteta wants to strengthen his squad in the transfer market following the arrival of new sporting director Andrea Berta and is already identifying potential targets.<\/p>\n<p>However, they will first look to move on some first-team players to free up wages and space in the squad with a number of players earmarked for permanent moves.<\/p>\n<p>This comes after <strong>Football Insider<\/strong> revealed on 11 April that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/exclusive-arsenal-loanee-duo-set-to-complete-permanent-moves\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nuno Tavares and Albert Sambi Lokonga<\/a> will complete permanent moves after their loan spells.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/borussia-dortmund-set-sights-on-signing-oleksandr-zinchenko-sources\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Oleksandr Zinchenko is attracting interest from Borussia Dortmund<\/a>, but it is the future of two midfield stars which will likely have the biggest impact on the starting XI.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"576\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/arsenal-3-1024x576.png\" alt=\"Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta\" class=\"wp-image-656681\" \/>Mikel Arteta is making plans for the summer transfer window. (Credit: Hasan Karim, Breaking Media)<strong>Arsenal prepare to lose Thomas Partey and Jorginho in double exit<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Speaking on the latest edition of <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/open.spotify.com\/show\/7Atmejn4fSX2w7S8NBVKdv\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Football Insider\u2019s Inside Track podcast<\/a><\/strong>, senior correspondent Pete O\u2019Rourke revealed that both Thomas Partey and Jorginho are expected to leave the Emirates come the end of the season.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES<\/p>\n<p>Partey, 31, and Jorginho, 33, will both be out of contract in June as things stand and no plans have been put in place to extend their deals.<\/p>\n<p>Between them, the two midfield stars have made 51 appearances across all competitions while there is little strength in depth behind them in the squad.<\/p>\n<p>As a result, Arteta is planning to delve into the transfer market and has already identified replacements to slot into the deeper role behind Declan Rice and Martin Odegaard.<\/p>\n<p>Former Man United chief scout Mick Brown told <strong>Football Insider<\/strong> in February that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/arsenal-deal-to-sign-martin-zubimendi-hits-huge-stumbling-block\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Arsenal want to sign Martin Zubimendi<\/a>, but face competition from Real Madrid.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"751\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/Jorginho-Arsenal-1024x751.jpeg\" alt=\"Arsenal\" class=\"wp-image-533158\" \/>Jorginho is set to leave Arsenal at the end of the season. (Credit: Getty Images)<strong>Neto set to leave as Mikel Arteta plans squad overhaul<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Partey and Jorginho are not the only players set to leave Arsenal in the summer, however, as the plans for an overhaul of their depth options are being accelerated.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Football Insider<\/strong> revealed on 13 April that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/exclusive-arsenal-goalkeeper-set-to-leave\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Neto is set to leave Arsenal<\/a> and return to Bournemouth following his season-long loan spell at the Emirates.<\/p>\n<p>During his time at Arsenal, the one-cap Brazil international has made just one appearance given\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/tag\/david-raya\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">David Raya\u2019s<\/a>\u00a0importance in Arteta\u2019s first-team plans.<\/p>\n<p>He will now return to Bournemouth amid\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.footballinsider247.com\/kepa-arrizabalaga-wants-to-stay-at-bournemouth-after-chelsea-latest\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">speculation over the future of Kepa Arrizabalaga<\/a>, where the Cherries will decide his long-term future.<\/p>\n<p>For more Arsenal and exclusive news, follow us on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/insiderfootball\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a>\u00a0or join our brand new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/whatsapp.com\/channel\/0029VaKxj144yltNlAd6Bd1Q\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">WhatsApp Channel<\/a>\u00a0for instant updates to be sent straight to your phone.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Related Posts<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Sun 13 April 2025 14:00, UK Arsenal are preparing for a busy summer transfer window with a number&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":18162,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4100],"tags":[161,94,12116,80,79,12117,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-18161","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-football","8":"tag-arsenal","9":"tag-football","10":"tag-jorginho","11":"tag-mikel-arteta","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-thomas-partey","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114334095553194256","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18161","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=18161"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/18161\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/18162"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=18161"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=18161"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=18161"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}