Arsenal: every confirmed arrival and departure this summer
Every confirmed Arsenal arrival and departure this summer, from the record Bruno Guimarães signing to the club's full transfer window balance.
Arsenal's summer transfer window hit a new level with the record signing of Bruno Guimarães, while the Gunners kept strengthening their squad in depth throughout 2026. The club's net spend stands at an estimated -€129m, between a marquee midfield addition and departures to trim the squad.
Confirmed arrivals
- Bruno Guimarães — from Newcastle, around €87m (£75m), the summer's biggest signing and one of the ten most expensive transfers ever for a player over 28, on a four-year deal with a one-year option
- Christos Tzolis — from Club Bruges, €40m
- Piero Hincapié — from Bayer Leverkusen, €40m
- Illan Meslier — from Leeds United, free
- Several loan returns: Fábio Vieira (Hamburg), Ethan Nwaneri (Marseille), Oleksandr Zinchenko (Nottingham Forest), Reiss Nelson (Brentford), Ismeal Kabia (Shrewsbury Town) and Louie Copley (Crawley Town)
Confirmed departures
- Leandro Trossard — to Beşiktaş, €18m
- Jakub Kiwior — to FC Porto, €17m
- Karl Hein — to Werder Bremen, €3m
The financial picture
Including the Bruno Guimarães deal, Arsenal's transfer window balance currently stands at around -€129m, reflecting heavy spending in midfield and defence alongside a handful of sales to balance the books.
Key facts
- Bruno Guimarães is the summer's headline signing at around €87m, arriving from Newcastle.
- Christos Tzolis and Piero Hincapié round out the major arrivals, at €40m each.
- Trossard, Kiwior and Hein are the three confirmed departures this summer.
- The club's net transfer balance is around -€129m.
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