Epl arsenal transfer news 2017
Here are some of the key Arsenal transfer news stories from 2017:
January 2017
- Arsenal sign Takuma Asano from Sanfrecce Hiroshima for £5.5m (January 1)
- Arsenal sign Konstantinos Mavropanos from PAS Giannina for £2m (January 16)
- Arsenal sign Cohen Bramall from Chesterfield for £500,000 (January 17)
- Arsenal sign Petr Cech's former teammate, David Ospina, from Napoli for £3.2m (January 18)
- Arsenal sign Lucas Perez from Deportivo La Coruna for £17.1m (January 31)
Summer 2017
- Arsenal sign Alexandre Lacazette from Lyon for £52.7m (July 5)
- Arsenal sign Sead Kolasinac from Schalke for £17m (July 5)
- Arsenal sign Alexandre Lacazette's teammate, Olivier Giroud, to Chelsea for £18m (July 31)
- Arsenal sign Calum Chambers to Southampton for £16m (July 31)
- Arsenal sign Shkodran Mustafi from Valencia for £35m (August 25)
- Arsenal sign Alexandre Lacazette's teammate, Nabil Fekir, to Liverpool for £60m (August 31)
Other notable transfer rumors and news
- Arsenal were linked with several players, including Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, and Thomas Lemar, but ultimately failed to sign any of them.
- Arsene Wenger confirmed that he would not be signing any more players in the summer transfer window, citing the club's financial situation.
- Arsenal's transfer budget was reportedly around £50m, which limited their ability to make significant signings.
- The club's failure to sign a top-class striker was a major talking point, with many fans feeling that the team lacked depth and quality up front.
Overall, Arsenal's transfer window was marked by a mix of signings and departures, with the club bringing in some new faces but also losing some key players. The team's performance on the pitch was inconsistent, and they ultimately finished sixth in the Premier League table.