Arsenal interested in summer swoop for Spanish duo as rebuild continues

Arsenal are interested in adding a pair of Spaniards to their summer rebuild, should reports be believed.

The first of the La Furia Roja pair is Alvaro Morata, who the gunners were reported to be interested in during the January transfer window, but ultimately could not manage to do a deal for the former Chelsea man. Currently on loan from Atletico Madrid to Juventus, Morata has played for a wide range of top clubs across Europe, and was seemingly ready to make it another in January.

And, as per Tutto Mercato, he could be available in the summer.

‘The Spaniard is not part of Simeone’s plans’, they report. ‘He likes Arsenal but in the new tactical set-up, as a second striker’. 

SEVILLE, SPAIN – JUNE 19: Alvaro Morata of Spain celebrates a goal during the UEFA Euro 2020 Championship Group E match between Spain and Poland at Estadio La Cartuja on June 19, 2021 in Seville, Spain. (Photo by Joaquin Corchero / Europa Press Sports via Getty Images)

With Arsenal likely needing two strikers come the summer, since both Alexandre Lacazette and Eddie Nketiah are out of contract, could Morata prove a perfect fit.

Gunners face competition for Fabian Ruiz

Meanwhile, the Gunners are facing competition for Napoli man Fabian Ruiz, with the Spaniard catching the eye of PSG and Barcelona as well as Mikel Arteta and Edu Gaspar.

According to the Mirror, ‘Napoli want around £16million plus extras for Fabian, while the player is understood to be seeking a four-year deal.’

The Spaniard is out of contract in 2023, and has already turned down the opportunity to extend with the Serie A outfit. However, Arsenal may be outgunned.

‘If the [contract] answer is negative, the Spaniard will be on the transfer market at the end of the season’, reports Tutto Mercato. ‘On him are Barcelona and Paris Saint Germain’.

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Premier League table

#	Team	MP	D	P
1	Manchester City	25	47	63
2	Liverpool FC	24	42	54
3	Chelsea FC	24	30	47
4	Manchester United	25	8	43
5	West Ham United	25	11	41
6	Arsenal FC	22	9	39
7	Wolverhampton Wanderers	23	4	37
8	Tottenham Hotspur	22	-1	36
9	Brighton & Hove Albion	24	0	33
10	Southampton FC	24	-7	29
11	Leicester City	22	-5	27
12	Aston Villa	23	-5	27
13	Crystal Palace	24	-3	26
14	Brentford FC	25	-14	24
15	Leeds United	23	-19	23
16	Everton FC	22	-10	22
17	Newcastle United	23	-19	21
18	Norwich City	24	-36	17
19	Watford FC	23	-20	15
20	Burnley FC	21	-12	14

Player	Team	Goals
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	17
Jota, Diogo	Liverpool FC	12
Sterling, Raheem	Manchester City	10
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	9
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	9
Ronaldo, Cristiano	Manchester United	9
Smith-Rowe, Emile	Arsenal FC	9
Vardy, Jamie	Leicester City	9
Mane, Sadio	Liverpool FC	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	8
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	8
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	8
Maupay, Neal	Brighton & Hove Albion	8
Raphinha	Leeds United	8
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	7
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	7
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	7
De Bruyne, Kevin	Manchester City	7
Kane, Harry	Tottenham Hotspur	7

Player	Team	Red Cards	Yellow Cards
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	0	7
Neves, Ruben	Wolverhampton Wanderers	0	8
Salisu, Mohammed	Southampton FC	0	7
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	0	7
Rice, Declan	West Ham United	0	7
Mctominay, Scott	Manchester United	0	7
Cash, Matty	Aston Villa	0	7
Brownhill, Josh	Burnley FC	0	7
Maguire, Harry	Manchester United	0	6
Gallagher, Conor	Crystal Palace	0	6
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	1	5
McGinn, John	Aston Villa	0	6
Canos, Sergi	Brentford FC	0	6
Alonso, Marcos	Chelsea FC	0	6
Norgaard, Christian	Brentford FC	0	6
Westwood, Ashley	Burnley FC	0	6
Moreno, Rodrigo	Leeds United	0	6
Tarkowski, James	Burnley FC	0	6
Laporte, Aymeric	Manchester City	1	5
Shelvey, Jonjo	Newcastle United	0	5

Player	Team	Assists
Alexander-Arnold, Trent	Liverpool FC	10
Salah, Mohamed	Liverpool FC	9
Bowen, Jarrod	West Ham United	8
Pogba, Paul	Manchester United	8
Robertson, Andy	Liverpool FC	8
Jesus, Gabriel	Manchester City	7
Mount, Mason	Chelsea FC	6
Cancelo, Joao	Manchester City	6
Son, Heung Min	Tottenham Hotspur	5
Dennis, Emmanuel	Watford FC	5
Antonio, Michail	West Ham United	5
Fernandes, Bruno	Manchester United	5
James, Reece	Chelsea FC	5
Lacazette, Alexandre	Arsenal FC	5
Kovacic, Mateo	Chelsea FC	5
Barnes, Harvey	Leicester City	5
Redmond, Nathan	Southampton FC	5
Mahrez, Riyad	Manchester City	4
Saka, Bukayo	Arsenal FC	4
Ward Prowse, James	Southampton FC	4