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Arsenal Near £15.5 m Trossard Sale, Kone Deal Pending

7/10/2026

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Arsenal Sell Trossard

Arsenal are close to completing the sale of Belgian winger Leandro Trossard to Turkish club Besiktas for about £15.5 million.
Arsenal have reached a personal-term agreement with French midfielder Manu Kone, pending a transfer fee of roughly £43 million with Roma.
Piero Hincapie’s £34.5 million move remains Arsenal’s only confirmed signing this summer.
Arsenal hope the Trossard sale will raise needed funds before pre-season.

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Kone Signs

Personal terms with midfielder Manu Kone are agreed, with his World Cup duties potentially delaying fee talks with Roma.
Kone played 90 minutes in France’s World Cup wins over Norway, Iraq and Paraguay.
With three years left on his 2024 Roma contract, Kone is praised by Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira for fitting Arteta’s system.
Injuries to midfielder Mikel Merino and captain Martin Ødegaard stretched Arsenal’s midfield, prompting a depth search.

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Arsenal Sell Trossard

Arsenal are close to completing the sale of Belgian winger Leandro Trossard to Turkish club Besiktas for about £15.5 million.
Arsenal have reached a personal-term agreement with French midfielder Manu Kone, pending a transfer fee of roughly £43 million with Roma.
Piero Hincapie’s £34.5 million move remains Arsenal’s only confirmed signing this summer.
Arsenal hope the Trossard sale will raise needed funds before pre-season.

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