Already, less than a week in, over £90million has been spent on new players. The biggest deal so far, Brennan Johnson’s near-£35m switch from Tottenham Hotspur to Crystal Palace, was an intra-Premier League deal, so the net spend is rather lower at £43m.

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Kai Havertz’s season has been defined by interruption rather than rhythm. The German suffered a knee injury on the opening weekend, required surgery, then endured a setback in November that slowed his return further. Yet recent updates have been among the most encouraging Arsenal have received.

One player Arsenal continue to follow is Jeremy Jacquet — although having signed a new contract until 2029 in May, the 20-year-old French centre-back would command a considerable fee.

The major new worry at the Emirates as 2025 drew to a close surrounded a knee issue picked up by Declan Rice. Rumours about the influential England midfielder being out ahead of the Villa game proved to be true, with Rice missing out on the matchday squad entirely, and it’s unclear whether he’ll be back for Arsenal’s first game of 2026.

Arsenal - Gabriel gifts Evanilson opener before equalising Rice scores twice for Gunners after break before Kroupi pulls goal back FT: Wolves 3-0 West Ham & Brighton 2-0 Burnley Wolves with first win of season in Premier League FT: Aston Villa 3-1 Nottingham Forest - Watkins drills into top of net before McGinn slots home Gibbs-White dinked home to give Forest hope but McGinn scores second Having won just one of their first 14 Premier League games against Arsenal (D2 L11),

Martin Ødegaard has moved clear of Arsenal legend Patrick Viera with his latest Premier League assist. The Gunners found themselves a goal down in the first half of their meeting with Bournemouth after defender Gabriel gifted the hosts an opener early doors.

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