Arsenal are STILL looking for a marquee wide player to join this summer – and they could wait all window to make the signing
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Arsenal have had a busy summer already – and are still looking to add another winger to the side.
The Gunners began the transfer window slowly, adding United States international goalkeeper Matt Turner and Brazilian youngster Marquinhos to their squad, before a surprise deal for Porto star Fabio Vieira was completed.
Manchester City pair Gabriel Jesus and Oleksandr Zinchenko have more recently been completed – but according to renowned transfer expert Fabrizio Romano, Arsenal are still in the market for a big star to play out wide. The Gunners have been linked with Raphinha and Serge Gnabry – though the former joined Barcelona, while the latter opted to extend his contract at Bayern Munich.
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Speaking to the Wondergoal Podcast, Romano said that Arsenal are prepared to wait for the rest of the window for the right player – and that a bid for Leicester City Youri Tielemans isn't off the table, either.
"Arsenal will be active till the end, honestly," Romano said.
"As you mentioned Tielemans is a player that they've always been interested in but let's see what happens with wingers because they wanted Raphinha so they've been exploring other alternatives in that position.
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"So if something good will appear in the market, it could be a possibility.
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"We know that for example, in January they wanted Dusan Vlahovic. They were not able to sign Dusan Vlahovic because the player wanted to join Juventus. And then they decided to wait. Wait in the market till June to sign Gabriel Jesus who was the second target.
"So, they're not going to waste money on players that they don't trust. This is why Arsenal wanted Lisandro, who joined Man Utd, because Lisandro could play in many different positions.
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"So Arteta is looking for this kind of player."
Arsenal have currently spent £87m this summer, according to Transfermarkt.
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