Arsenal ace holds “positive” talks to join Madrid, £150,000 a week

Mikel Arteta’s roster at Arsenal is shaping the perspective ahead of its first Premier League match against Man United at 2025/2026.

Last week, the Gunners repeatedly tied to new defenders, wingers and forwards, but sports director Andrea Berta will also work to uninstall some players to fund their recruitment drives and trim their payroll bills.

Marquinhos, Kieran Tierney, Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand and Jorginho have officially left the club, who terminated their contracts early so he can play for the new team at the club World Cup.

Meanwhile, the report began to show that Arsenal negotiated Thomas Partey’s new contract (Caughtoffside) in negotiations, so if the resolution is not found, the Ghanaians may end up outside the above-mentioned name for the club’s export.

Berta also has some key decisions to make important decisions about the future of Jakub Kiwior and oleksandr zinchenko.

The former was impressed with William Saliba when Gabriel was injured last season and played a crucial role on an international level, which attracted a strong interest from Serie A AC AC Milan (La Gazzetta Dello Sport).

Kiwior just needs to decide whether he wants to continue playing the second violin after Arteta’s preferred centre-back pairing, but the writing seems to be on Zinchenko’s wall.

Last season, Ukrainian International team had barely played in games, playing only 15 Premier League games on the bench, and he generally expected that he had played his last game in an Arsenal shirt.

Oleksandr Zinchenko holds “positive” negotiations to join Madrid

A Milanese messenger reportedly held talks with Arsenal last week with La Gazzetta, but they are not the only elite contenders to get their signature.

According to Caughtoffside, the 28-year-old wanted to leave and Zinchenko held “active” talks with Atletico Madrid at the Arsenal exit. The North Londoners are ready to green light for just £13m and there is a feeling that Diego Simeone’s side can move forward quickly and negotiate with Arsenal – even if they have other left backs, such as Liverpool’s Andy Robertson on the agenda.

When Simeone wants to strengthen the left-back area, Atlético has Zinchenko, Robertson, Tyrick Mitchell of Crystal Palace and Lucas Digne of Aston Villa, which is an extensive list of goals, but if La Liga Side eventually moves forward from Arsenal’s remaining defense, Milan is still in the race.

Berta will be eager to make money from the £30 million payment signed at Zinchenko in 2022, but more importantly, this benefit gives Arsenal a chance to reduce its already large salary bill of £150,000 per week.