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Bradley Barcola (PSG) — the one deal that would define the window. Arsenal missed on Vinícius Júnior when he extended at Madrid, and the elite left-sided attacker brief never got filled. Reported to need a sale to fund it.

Julián Álvarez (Atlético) — Spanish press pushing hard on this one. Would be the striker depth behind Gyökeres that Arteta has been circling all summer.

Outgoing: Fabio Vieira (Hamburg keen, Arsenal holding at €20m+), Ethan Nwaneri (marketable homegrown profit), and Arteta has said publicly that another departure is coming.

The actual squad hole: cover on the right side of defence. Everyone is talking about wingers.