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    "Football",
    "Sport",
    "Arsenal",
    "Arsenal transfer news",
    "Leandro Trossard",
    "Premier League",
    "Transfer News and Rumours",
    "Mikel Arteta",
    "hoping to significantly bolster his forward line",
    "build from a position of strength",
    "Noni Madueke",
    "Bukayo Saka",
    "Gabriel Martinelli",
    "Viktor Gyokeres",
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  "textContent": "Mikel Arteta is hoping to significantly strengthen his forward line this summer (Picture: Getty)\n\nArsenal are preparing to say goodbye to one of the stars of their Premier League title-winning campaign after accepting a €20million offer.\n\nMikel Arteta is hoping to significantly bolster his forward line this summer and build from a position of strength after finally ending the club’s 22-year wait to be crowned champions.\n\nDespite finishing comfortably clear of the chasing back, the Gunners were often criticised last season for relying on their defensive strengths, while a significant portion of their goals came from set-pieces.\n\nNoni Madueke, Bukayo Saka and Gabriel Martinelli all struggled to score from open play, while Viktor Gyokeres only showed flashes of the potential that saw Arsenal pay Sporting Lisbon £62million for his services 12 months ago.\n\n##  Don't miss a World Cup moment\n\nEngland's hero (Picture:Getty)\n\nWhat a rollercoaster this has been. Make sense of the drama with **Metro's** free daily newsletter, featuring England updates, match previews and exclusive analysis. Sign up now.\n\nKai Havertz, meanwhile, ended the campaign having usurped Gyokeres as Arteta’s preferred choice up front, but doubts persist over his fitness following a series of debilitating injuries.\n\nLeandro Trossard arguably represented Arsenal’s most consistent forward last season and although he embarked on a lengthy goalless run the former Brighton attacker came up trump in the run-in, scoring a crucial, late matchwinning goal at West Ham.\n\nDespite his importance to the cause Arsenal have, according to The Athletic, sanctioned the 31-year-old’s departure having accepted an offer from Besiktas.\n\nLeandro Trossard is a key member of Belgium’s World Cup squad (Picture: Getty)\n\nThe deal consists of an €18m fee with a further €2m in add-ons, while Trossard is set to earn wages of around round €9m-a-year.\n\nArsenal handed the Belgium international a pay rise last year but did so without extending his contract which is due to expire in June 2027.\n\nBelgium are still involved at the World Cup following their dramatic comeback win over Sengal in the round of the last 32.\n\nChristos Tzolis could join Arsenal this summer from Club Brugges (Picture: Getty)\n\nRudi Garcia’s side are back in action against co-hosts USA on Monday as they look to book a place in the quarter-finals.\n\nTrossard has started all four matches for his country so far and will have to wait until after the tournament to finalise his move.\n\nArsenal, meanwhile, have already identified a number of potential high-profile replacements for a player who cost them just £27m back in January 2023.\n\nArsenal want to sign Morgan Rogers from Aston Villa (Picture: Getty)\n\nAston Villa’s Morgan Rogers has been earmarked as the top target while the north London club are closely monitoring Bradley Barcola’s situation as Paris Saint-Germain.\n\nArsenal are exploring a deal to sign winger Christos Tzolis from Club Brugge.\n\nIt is understood a deal for the 24-year-old could be possible for around €40million.\n\nComment now Comments \nAdd Metro as a Preferred Source on Google\nAdd as preferred source\n",
  "title": "Key Arsenal star to complete €20million transfer after World Cup"
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