The transfer window closes at 11pm tonight and Arsenal have been linked with countless forwards. Will they actually sign one of them?
Transfer deadline day has arrived, and Arsenal fans hoping for a last-minute addition seem set to be disappointed.
The club’s January business, already sparse, looks set to conclude with a whimper rather than a flourish, with no incoming signings currently expected on deadline day.
It’s a window that promised much and delivered little. The names linked were plentiful, if not always exciting—Evan Ferguson (now at West Ham on loan), Marcus Rashford (now at Aston Villa on loan), Matheus Cunha (just signed a new Wolves deal), Benjamin Šeško, Victor Osimhen, Mathys Tel and more—but, after trying to entice Šeško from RB Leipzig and Wolves to part with Cunha, nothing much has happened.
Even the Mathys Tel saga, which had flickered with possibility until today, has fizzled out.
With one eye on the summer and a €60m deal for Sesko waiting, Arsenal only want Tel on loan. Bayern were reportedly demanding an obligation to buy be included while the Gunners only want an option. As a result, Tel is now on his way to join Tottenham, despite turning them down earlier in the window. No option or obligation is included in that deal.
Ed Aarons of the Guardian now says Arsenal are ‘moving on to other targets’ although absolutely nobody has any idea who they could be.
As of the time of writing, after scouring every credible outlet, and even some of the non-credible ones, there isn’t even the faintest hint of a rumour.
The only business Arsenal appear to be conducting is shipping out youth players on loan, including Maldini Kacurri, who is set to join League Two’s Bromley.
This is the full extent of the club’s transfer activity so far:
Arsenal’s January 2025 transfer business
In (Permanent transfers):
- Jenna Nighswonger (women) – Gotham FC, fee unknown
In (loan)
- Chloe Kelly (women) – Manchester City
Out (Permanent transfers):
- Ayden Heaven (men, youth) – Manchester United
- Josh Robinson (men, youth) – Wigan Athletic
- Kathrine Kuhl (women, youth) – AS Roma
New contracts:
- Laila Harbert (women, youth) – First professional contract
- Maddy Earl (women, youth) – First professional contract
- Vivienne Lia (women, youth) – First professional contract
- Theo Julienne (men, youth) – First professional contract
Loans (including those agreed in summer 2024):
- Brian Okonkwo (men, youth) – Hitchin Town, until end of season
- Laura Wienroither (women) – Manchester City, until end of season
- Marquinhos (men, youth) – Cruzeiro, until end of 2025
- Vivienne Lia (women, youth) – Southampton, until end of season
- Fabio Vieira (men) – Porto, until end of season
- Reiss Nelson (men) – Fulham, until end of season
- Karl Hein (men) – Real Valladolid, until end of season
- Nuno Tavares (men) – Lazio, until end of season
- Albert Sambi Lokonga (men) – Sevilla, until end of season
- Teyah Goldie (women) – London City Lionesses, until end of season
- Michelle Agyemang (women) – Brighton, until end of season
- Maddy Earl (women) – Sheffield United, until end of season
- Laila Harbert (women, youth) – Southampton, until end of season
- Maddy Earl (women, youth) – London City Lionesses, until end of season