Arsenal completed 11 signings during the 2026 summer transfer window, while several senior players left the club as the Gunners reshaped their squad ahead of the new season.
However, Arsenal failed to secure an elite forward before the transfer deadline, leaving the club short of attacking options after allowing three senior attackers to depart and sending Ethan Nwaneri out on loan.
Gabriel Martinelli and Gabriel Jesus were among the notable departures from the Emirates Stadium.
Arsenal’s confirmed transfers are as follows:
Arrivals
Bruno Guimaraes — Newcastle United — £75 million
Ezri Konsa — Aston Villa — £55 million
Piero Hincapie — Bayer Leverkusen — £37.5 million
Christos Tzolis — Club Brugge — £34 million
Illan Meslier — Free transfer
Igor Tyjon — Blackburn Rovers — Undisclosed
James Scanlos — Manchester United — Undisclosed
Habeeb Ogunneye — Manchester United — Undisclosed
Phoenix Blayney — Larne — Undisclosed
Axel Donczew — Cardiff City — Undisclosed
Elijah Upson — Tottenham Hotspur — Free transfer
Departures
Gabriel Martinelli — Al Hilal — £60 million
Leandro Trossard — Besiktas — £17 million
Jakub Kiwior — FC Porto — £14.7 million
Gabriel Jesus — Barcelona — £12 million
Fabio Vieira — Hamburger SV — £7.7 million
Christian Norgaard — Everton — £7 million
Karl Hein — Werder Bremen — £2.5 million
Ethan Nwaneri — Borussia Dortmund — Loan
Reiss Nelson — Free agent
The transfer activity leaves Arsenal with significant changes across the squad as manager Mikel Arteta prepares for the new campaign.
The club’s failure to add a top level forward could, however, leave the Gunners with fewer established attacking options following the departures of Martinelli, Jesus, Trossard and the loan exit of Nwaneri.
