Arsenal transfer news 2017

Here are some of the major Arsenal transfer news stories from 2017:

January 2017

• Arsenal signed midfielder Cohen Bramall from non-league club Hednesford Town for a reported fee of £40,000.
• The club also signed forward Takuma Asano from VfB Stuttgart for a reported fee of £3.5 million.
• Arsenal sold midfielder Francis Coquelin to Valencia for a reported fee of £12 million.

Summer 2017

• Arsenal signed midfielder Sead Kolašinac from Schalke 04 for a reported fee of £17 million.
• The club also signed striker Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon for a reported fee of £52.7 million.
• Arsenal signed defender Calum Chambers from Southampton for a reported fee of £16 million.
• The club sold midfielder Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain to Liverpool for a reported fee of £35 million.
• Arsenal sold midfielder Kieran Gibbs to West Bromwich Albion for a reported fee of £7 million.

Other notable transfer rumors and news

• In January 2017, Arsenal were linked with a move for Borussia Dortmund midfielder Ousmane Dembélé, but the deal ultimately fell through.
• In the summer of 2017, Arsenal were linked with a move for Monaco midfielder Tiémoué Bakayoko, but the player ultimately joined Chelsea.
• In August 2017, Arsenal were linked with a move for Leicester City midfielder Riyad Mahrez, but the deal ultimately fell through.

Arsenal's transfer budget

• In January 2017, Arsenal's manager Arsène Wenger said that the club had a transfer budget of around £50 million.
• In the summer of 2017, Wenger said that the club had a transfer budget of around £50-60 million.

Arsenal's transfer strategy

• In 2017, Arsenal's transfer strategy was focused on signing young players with potential, rather than established stars. The club's recruitment team was also focused on identifying undervalued players who could be signed for a lower fee.