Journalist shares “surprise” transfer news involving Arsenal and Man City

da cassino online： Arsenal and Man City have developed a fierce on-field rivalry over the years, and they could now be involved in a “surprise” transfer saga away from the pitch too.

Andrea Berta's priorities after busy Arsenal transfer window

da betsul： Sporting director Andrea Berta made a real splash during his debut summer window as sporting director, overseeing a £250 million-plus spend on eight major signings to bolster Mikel Arteta’s title challenge.

This outlay made Arsenal one of the Premier League’s most lavish spenders, and they recorded the highest total net spend when factoring in their lack of significant player sales.

Premier League Clubs’ Summer Spending

Rank

Club

Gross Spend

Sales

Net Spend

5.

Sunderland

£183.4m

£42m

-£141.4m

4.

Tottenham

£171.2m

£17m

-£154.2m

3.

Manchester United

£232.4m

£61.7m

-£170.7m

2.

Liverpool

£446.5m

£228.1m

-£218.4m

1.

Arsenal

£267m

£10m

-£257m

The arrivals of Kepa Arrizabalaga, Piero Hincapie, Cristhian Mosquera, Martin Zubimendi, Christian Norgaard, Noni Madueke, Eberechi Eze and Viktor Gyokeres were arguably worth the Gunners’ massive outlay, and before even considering any January recruitment plans, Berta is working on new deals for some of Arsenal’s key stars.

Arsenal were gifted an almighty boost by William Saliba’s agreed contract extension, which will keep him at the club until 2030, and Berta is swiftly lining up a new contract for winger Bukayo Saka as well.

Saka is expected to put pen to paper before Christmas, according to Football Transfers, and his prospective fresh terms could bring him in line with Arsenal’s highest earners.

The 24-year-old is poised to earn around £250,000-per-week once he signs, but this number could go even higher to smooth negotiations over.

Once both Saliba and Saka are tied down for the foreseeable future, Berta can turn his attention back towards the transfer market, with journalist Pete O’Rourke sharing that the Arsenal recruitment team have their eyes on one of Germany’s rising stars.

Arsenal and Man City eye "surprise" Nathaniel Brown move

That is according to journalist Pete O’Rourke, who told Football Insider that both Arsenal and Man City are targeting Eintracht Frankfurt star Nathaniel Brown.

The German Under-21 international left-back penned a new contract himself earlier this year, keeping him at Eintracht until 2030, so the Bundesliga side are in a very solid position to demand good money.

What’s more, Arsenal have Myles Lewis-Skelly and Riccardo Calafiori at left-back already, something not lost on O’Rourke, but he insists that Berta is looking at a “surprise” move for Brown at some point over the coming transfer windows.

The 22-year-old bagged three goals and seven assists from 26 Bundesliga appearances last season, featuring both as a left-back and left-midfielder, so Brown has more uses than simply filling in on the left side of defence.

He’s already off the mark for Eintracht this season too, and Arteta may well be taking note of his attacking capabilities amid the uncertain futures surrounding super subs Leandro Trossard and Gabriel Martinelli.

According to WhoScored, only Omar Marmoush averaged more key passes per 90 in the final third than Brown for Eintracht last season, with the youngster finishing 24/25 as their third-best performer overall behind the Egyptian and Liverpool star Hugo Ekitiké.

On the face of it, Brown isn’t a major requirement right now, but it is clear as day why Arsenal are taking note of his exploits in Europe.