{"id":10069,"date":"2025-07-01T05:35:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:35:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/01\/exclusive-arsenal-column-increased-pressure-on-arteta-striker-transfer-eze-talks-partey-exit-and-more\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T05:35:02","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T09:35:02","slug":"exclusive-arsenal-column-increased-pressure-on-arteta-striker-transfer-eze-talks-partey-exit-and-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/01\/exclusive-arsenal-column-increased-pressure-on-arteta-striker-transfer-eze-talks-partey-exit-and-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Exclusive Arsenal Column: Increased pressure on Arteta Striker Transfer, Eze Talks, Partey Exit, and more"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_74 counter-hierarchy ez-toc-counter ez-toc-grey ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<div class=\"ez-toc-title-container\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\" style=\"cursor:inherit\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<span class=\"ez-toc-title-toggle\"><a href=\"#\" class=\"ez-toc-pull-right ez-toc-btn ez-toc-btn-xs ez-toc-btn-default ez-toc-toggle\" aria-label=\"Toggle Table of Content\"><span class=\"ez-toc-js-icon-con\"><span class=\"\"><span class=\"eztoc-hide\" style=\"display:none;\">Toggle<\/span><span class=\"ez-toc-icon-toggle-span\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 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has not yet reached an agreement with Valencia over Christian Mosquera<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/01\/exclusive-arsenal-column-increased-pressure-on-arteta-striker-transfer-eze-talks-partey-exit-and-more\/#King_continues_to_move_Cantal_to_beer_for_Arsenal\" >King continues to move Cantal to beer for Arsenal<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1 ez-toc-heading-level-2'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/sportsdaily.news\/index.php\/2025\/07\/01\/exclusive-arsenal-column-increased-pressure-on-arteta-striker-transfer-eze-talks-partey-exit-and-more\/#Its_a_gamble_but_Arsenal_probably_has_it_right_with_Thomas_Party\" >It&#8217;s a gamble, but Arsenal probably has it right with Thomas Party<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n<p>Eberechi Eze, Hugo Ekitike, and Cristhian Mosqura (Photos: George Wood, Alex Grimm, Rafa Babot\/Getty Images)<\/p>\n<div id=\"article-body\">\n<!-- Article Start --><\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Mikel_Arteta_finishes_striker_transfer_in_search_of_Arsenal\"><\/span>Mikel Arteta finishes striker transfer in search of Arsenal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another week has passed and it&#8217;s not clear to learn who will sign Arsenal striker.<\/p>\n<p>Sesko vs Gyoker is discussing Rumbles and continues until the club moves firmly to land one of them or throws wildcards into the mix.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve heard a purr from Germany this week.<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;m sure Arsenal thinks him like all the other top clubs scrutinizing the striker market, but I believe it&#8217;s Sesco and Gyoker who are sitting at the top of the club&#8217;s list.<\/p>\n<p>Ekitike is talented and that&#8217;s very clear, but the message Frankfurt has sent this summer suggests he wants a fee of around \u00a385 million for the young French.<\/p>\n<p>So there&#8217;s still a lot of uncertainty about the situation with the striker, and certainly we&#8217;re looking at it from the outside anyway. I&#8217;m sure they know what they want to do, but now everyone keeps guessing.<\/p>\n<p>One thing I&#8217;m sure is that Mikel Arteta puts more and more pressure on the people above him to sort something quickly.<\/p>\n<p>The first batch of players will return to preseason before taking off to Lamanga before taking off to Asia.<\/p>\n<p>Arteta will certainly want to have his new striker on board before the team heads out to Singapore.<\/p>\n<p>So I&#8217;m sure he&#8217;s knocking on the door at Corney, London.<\/p>\n<p>But we still don&#8217;t know who it is.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Arsenal_has_not_yet_reached_an_agreement_with_Valencia_over_Christian_Mosquera\"><\/span>Arsenal has not yet reached an agreement with Valencia over Christian Mosquera<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Arsenal&#8217;s move towards Christian Mosquera was one of those deals that suddenly came out.<\/p>\n<p>There was a temporary link a while ago, but nothing was too serious.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing this column, there is no agreement between the defenders between Arsenal and Valencia. Arsenal&#8217;s opening offer was rejected.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal is expected to return imminently with improved bids and reports suggesting that personal terms have already been agreed with Mosquera.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t pretend to know much about him, but he looks like a decent young defender with all the attributes he needs to succeed in the Premier League.<\/p>\n<p>The key is that he is the right-footed centre-back and Arsenal needs to bring the cover into that position.<\/p>\n<p>Ben White and Julien Timber can cover William Saliba if necessary, but both have injuries issues so it looks like a smart squad to move for someone like Mosquera.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s young so there&#8217;s a lot to learn, but if the deal was finished he couldn&#8217;t have two good centre-backs to learn ropes more than Saliva and Gabriel.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"King_continues_to_move_Cantal_to_beer_for_Arsenal\"><\/span>King continues to move Cantal to beer for Arsenal<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<figure class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Eberechi-Eze-in-action-for-Arsenal-414x310.jpg.webp 414w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Eberechi-Eze-in-action-for-Arsenal-630x471.jpg.webp 630w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Eberechi-Eze-in-action-for-Arsenal-768x575.jpg.webp 768w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Eberechi-Eze-in-action-for-Arsenal-770x576.jpg.webp 770w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Eberechi-Eze-in-action-for-Arsenal-900x674.jpg.webp 900w,https:\/\/icdn.caughtoffside.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/Eberechi-Eze-in-action-for-Arsenal.jpg.webp 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(min-width:1230px) 770px, (min-width:1020px) 630px, (min-width:900px) 880px, (min-width:680px) 97vw, (min-width:414px) 414px, 100vw\"><\/source><\/picture><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ebekiez in action for Crystal Palace against Arsenal (Photo: Alex Panling\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>I&#8217;m a huge fan of Ebeki Eze and am quite vocal about my desire to see Arsenal move for him this summer.<\/p>\n<p>There was now discussion with his representative to learn about the potential terms of any deal, but that&#8217;s as far as things have been going on so far.<\/p>\n<p>And Arsenal has spoken with many broad player representatives this summer as Andrea Berta is about to evaluate all the options available in the market.<\/p>\n<p>So, discussions with these AIDS agents don&#8217;t mean that an offer comes from Arsenal, but I hope he comes this summer as I think he&#8217;s a perfect fit for this Arsenal team.<\/p>\n<p>It is clear that this team is missing out on Maverick type attackers. This is someone who can do something from what can open the game.<\/p>\n<p>Arsenal struggle in tight games against packed defense. That really cost them last season with injuries.<\/p>\n<p>People like Eze can provide that spark. He was able to add that extra creativity that Arsenal had been screaming for the past year or so.<\/p>\n<p>He scores goals and achieves goals. He can play on the left. Alternatively, you can move inwards in the central area when he is struggling or with him, instead of Odegard.<\/p>\n<p>I think Eze will offer Arteta so many new options. He&#8217;s going to be a great signature.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_a_gamble_but_Arsenal_probably_has_it_right_with_Thomas_Party\"><\/span>It&#8217;s a gamble, but Arsenal probably has it right with Thomas Party<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>I think Arsenal made the right call to Thomas Parti.<\/p>\n<p>They will miss him next season, I&#8217;m sure that, but I don&#8217;t think they could have justified giving him a wage increase or even given him conditions consistent with what he was before.<\/p>\n<p>Yes, he definitely had his best season with Arsenal shirts last season, and his availability was once great.<\/p>\n<p>However, he is now 32 years old and does not mean he should forget the previous season when injuries were constantly a problem.<\/p>\n<p>I can&#8217;t confidently say these injuries issues wouldn&#8217;t have returned next season, so I don&#8217;t know how Arsenal gave him what he wanted.<\/p>\n<p>If he agreed to make wage cuts, I&#8217;m sure we&#8217;d reached an agreement, but he didn&#8217;t, and that&#8217;s understandable on his part.<\/p>\n<p>He&#8217;s interested elsewhere and I wouldn&#8217;t be surprised if he&#8217;s now in Spain, but for Arsenal it&#8217;s a good opportunity to move on.<\/p>\n<p>I think Christian Norgaard is a smart signature. It doesn&#8217;t excite me too much, but it makes sense when you break it down. He came to replace the team&#8217;s Jorginho, which is a perfectly appropriate replacement for the experienced Italian who started nine league games last season.<\/p>\n<p>He knows the Premier League well, so you&#8217;ll expect him to be running and fill in the remaining team positions with the departure of Jorgi\u00f1o.<\/p>\n<p>As Mart\u00edn Zubimendi comes to replace Partey, there is a big change in the mid-arteta game, and both players could be key to Arsenal&#8217;s chances this season.<\/p>\n<p><!-- Article End -->\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Eberechi Eze, Hugo Ekitike, and Cristhian Mosqura (Photos: George Wood, Alex Grimm, Rafa Babot\/Getty Images) Mikel Arteta finishes striker transfer in search of Arsenal Another week has passed and it&#8217;s not clear to learn who will sign Arsenal striker. 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