Arteta and Edu plotting six Arsenal summer transfer deals worth £87m

Arsenal set to sign three players in the summer transfer window while preparing to offload some others.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu are working on six deals ahead of the summer transfer window.

Having cleared the decks a bit this season, Arteta is said to be eager to get rid of Lucas Torreira, currently on loan at Atlético Madrid, Héctor Bellerin and striker Alexandre Lacazette.

Although the Spaniard has stated that they are in talks about a possible new agreement for the forward.

Fabrizio Romano says Arsenal will look to Brighton for Tariq Lamptey to replace Hector Bellerin, who has been linked with a move to PSG in recent weeks.

Lamptey is currently injured but enjoyed an impressive start on the South Coast after his £3 million transfer from Chelsea. It is believed that Arsenal would have to pay around £30 million to attract him to the Emirates.

Odsonne Edouard is a summer transfer target for coach Mikel Arteta. ( Photo by Getty Images)

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Arteta and Arsenal are also in the market for a new forward and have done “solid research” for Celtic Odsonne Edouard according to the Transfer Window Podcast (via football.london).
Celtic reportedly wants £22 million for the 23-year-old.

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The last name on Arteta’s wish list is RB Leipzig center-back Ibrahima Konate, valued at £35 million, with Arsenal among several of the top European clubs targeting the 21-year-old this summer.