have been tipped to sign ‘really good player’ Youri Tielemans after completing a £34m deal for Fabio Vieira, with former England striker Darren Bent expecting further business at the Emirates this summer.
Mikel Arteta spent around £150m on the likes of , and last summer, but the Spanish manager wants to oversee another spending spree to get Arsenal closer to Manchester City, Liverpool and Chelsea.
The Gunners have already added and to Arteta’s squad, while they are .
Vieira completed his medical in north London on Friday and .
Arteta was especially keen to sign a new midfielder after watching his side struggle following Thomas Partey’s injury setback towards the end of last season.
Arsenal have also been , with former Premier League striker Bent expecting Arteta to sign another midfielder despite Vieira’s arrival.
Asked whether Vieira’s move will prevent Arsenal from signing £25m-rated Foxes star Tielemans, Bent told : ‘No, I am hoping there is still an opportunity for Tielemans to come in as well.
‘He’s a good player. A really good player. You can’t just have one player for every position.
‘Arsenal are in Europe again, so I am sure there is more money to spend. Partey doesn’t stay fit, so we need as many good players as we can.’
Incoming Arsenal signing Vieira is somewhat of an unknown quantity. His name will not be familiar to many fans in England, although he did enjoy a breakthrough season for Porto in 2021-22.
Former Gunners midfielder Jack Wilshere has , telling talkSPORT: ‘I will be honest, I haven’t heard too much about him but I looked him up on YouTube when I saw the news break.
‘He looks good. Everyone looks good on YouTube but he looks like he has got a bit about him. Six goals and 14 assists from midfield. That’s impressive.
‘We all knew that Arsenal had to make some signings because they are in Europe. They need to get a bigger squad, so they are making moves, which is nice.’
While Arsenal may yet bring in another midfielder this summer, Arteta’s preference could be to sign a new striker, with .
The Gunners and Arsenal will need to sign a goalscorer ahead of the club’s return to Europe.
Arsenal finished fifth in the Premier League last season and begin the 2022-23 campaign on August 5 with a trip to south London to face Crystal Palace.
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