Arsenal are expected to be active in the Premier League winter transfer window at the start of 2026.
The Gunners ended the summer transfer market as the second-highest spenders - with £267m spent on new faces by Mikel Arteta - in behind defending champions Liverpool.
Viktor Gyokeres, Martin Zubimendi and Eberechi Eze all landed at the Emirates Stadium but a lack of sales is a concern for club owner Stan Kroenke.
The club hierarchy had hoped for several deadline day exits to balance the books in North London, but their final exit tally registered at £10m - leaving Arsenal as the highest net spenders on £257m - with Liverpool on £218m.
Jakub Kiwior, Oleksandr Zinchenko, Fabio Vieira and Reiss Nelson all moved on, but Arteta was only able to secure loan moves for the quartet, with Kiwior's move to Porto including a purchase option.
One name tipped to leave was Gabriel Martinelli, but with the club reportedly demanding £60m for the Brazil star, no formal bid arrived for him.
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Leandro Trossard opted against a move to Besiktas - with the Turkish Super Lig summer window open until September 12 - but he could be moved on in January.
As per reports from Football Insider, the club have informed Arteta he must sell players in January, to balance his summer spending.
Trossard and Gabriel Jesus have been earmarked as options to move on with both expected to play a limited role in the months ahead as the latter battles back to full fitness following an ACL injury.
The report adds Arteta is looking for freshness, with Trossard and Jesus part of Arsenal squads that have missed out on major trophies, and they could bring in around £25m each.
Both players are under contract until 2027, and the club want to avoid either moving into the final 12 months of their current deals, with interest emerging from Turkey, Saudi Arabia and Italy.
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