Transfer rumors, news: Arsenal forced to let one key player go this summer

Arsenal are facing a tough choice over who to offload as they must raise funds in the summer, while Real Madrid have earmarked €100 million to spend on bringing in Man City midfielder Rodri and Borussia Dortmund center back Nico Schlotterbeck. Join us for the latest transfer news and rumors from around the globe.Transfers home page | Men’s winter grades | Women’s grades- Arsenal must offload a first-term player in the summer to balance their books, with captain Martin Ødegaard, winger Gabriel Martinelli and defender Ben White among the candidates to depart, says the Daily Telegraph. The club have recently spent over £260 million to bring in new players but now have to raise some funds to comply with financial regulations and are having internal discussions over which players could depart. Meanwhile the Gunners are in a race with Manchester United, Chelsea, Ajax, Juventus and Marseille to sign 18-year-old Fulham’s versatile defender Samuel Amissah, whose contract expires in the summer, according to the Telegraph. The England U19 international has been named on the bench seven times this season, but has yet to make his senior debut.- Real Madrid have earmarked €100 million to spend on bringing in Man City midfielder Rodri and Borussia Dortmund center back Nico Schlotterbeck, says Onda Cero. Rodri, 29, could go for around €60 million of that, while Schlotterbeck is aware of Madrid’s interest and is very keen to move to Spain, as reported by Matteo Moretto. Meanwhile, Eintracht Frankfurt left back Nathaniel Brown is also on Real Madrid’s shortlist, with Barcelona and Manchester United keep an eye on his situation, reports Florian Plettenberg. Brown will be allowed to leave Eintracht in the summer, with the club’s sporting director Markus Krosche demanding a fee of at least €60 million for his transfer.- Barcelona are considering moves for either Atletico Madrid’s Julián Álvarez or Juventus’ Dusan Vlahovic as they look to sign a striker in the summer, according to AS. Barcelona are planning for the possible departure of the 37-year-old Robert Lewandowski when his contract expires and questions have started to emerge about the club’s options in the position, with the chances of moving for Manchester City’s Erling Haaland or Bayern Munich’s Harry Kane viewed as “extremely remote.” Deco will stay as Barcelona’s sporting director if Joan Laporta wins the club’s presidential election and Alvarez is his favored option, although Atleti would demand around €100 million for his departure, while Vlahovic could leave Juventus as a free agent if he doesn’t sign new terms.- Juventus could try to sign Newcastle United midfielder Sandro Tonali if they qualify for the Champions League, says Gazzetta dello Sport. Juve currently sit sixth in Serie A, four points behind fourth-placed Roma, and Tonali is their summer priority, with a fee of around €75 million likely to be required to bring in the 25-year-old. Nicolo Schira has reported that Arsenal, Manchester United and Real Madrid are also interested in the Italy international.Of the three players mentioned above, Martinelli seems the most obvious one to leave. Though his transfer would likely only raise around £30 million, he has only played 817 minutes this season and has slipped behind the likes of Leandro Trossard and Noni Madueke on the left wing, with the Gunners regularly linked with other players (such as Real Madrid’s Rodrygo and Newcastle’s Anthony Gordon) to fill that spot out wide as a result.Ødegaard is still the team captain and a hugely influential player on and off the pitch, so it would be a surprise to see him offloaded, despite his struggles with injury this season, while White is the kind of backup option that wins teams titles. However the right back may be unhappy about his lack of game time, due to the incredible form of Jurrien Timber, and his 411 minutes pale in comparison even to new arrival Cristhian Mosquera (617).The most obvious pathway to raising funds, due to the way that the new financial regulations value homegrown talent, is to let Myles Lewis-Skelly or Ethan Nwaneri depart. Both youngsters are very highly rated and their exit would cause concern among the fanbase about the future direction of the club, but it’s an option that may be worth considering if their pathway to the first XI is blocked.