![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/arsenal-transfer-round-up-chelsea-hold-folarin-balogun-talks-amid-jurrien-timber-warning/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/1_GettyImages-1244172059.jpg&description=Arsenal are closing in on the captures of Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber with Mikel Arteta more arrivals whilst Folarin Balogun could seek pastures new after his impressive season Arsenal are on the cusp of completing two major summer deals as they close on Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber. The pair are set to cost the Gunners close to £150m and more arrivals could yet follow them. Mikel Arteta is looking to build on a promising season with the club also returning to the Champions League, which will place further demands on their resources. Last term Arteta chose to work with a relatively small squad but injuries quickly took their toll, especially in defence. Several names are expected to leave, Granit Xhaka among them, leaving Arsenal in need of players who can make a major impact in the first-team. These are the last rumours from the Emirates. Dutch legend Wesley Sneijder is worried Timber will struggle in the Premier League because he "loses every header". Timber, 22, is on the verge of completing a £38.7million move to Arsenal after winning several team and individual honours with Ajax. The Gunners will pay £34.3m up front for the Netherlands international, 22, with a further £4.3m coming in add-ons. Timber will become one of the smallest centre-backs in the Premier League at 5ft 10 inches. Although Sneijder thinks Timber is a "really good defender", he's concerned the incoming Arsenal star will struggle in the air against English football's biggest strikers. Timber is set to become the second smallest centre-back in the Premier League behind Lisandro Martinez Chelsea are reportedly held shock talks regarding a move for Folarin Balogun. Last term the forward firmly put himself on the map in Europe after thriving whilst on loan in France with Reims. Opportunities have been few and far between at the Emirates and, as a result, he could seek pastures new. Clubs are queueing up to land Balogun's signature with AC Milan, Inter Milan, Marseille, Monaco and RB Leipzig a){kind=link}
Arsenal are closing in on the captures of Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber with Mikel Arteta more arrivals whilst Folarin Balogun could seek pastures new after his impressive season
Arsenal are on the cusp of completing two major summer deals as they close on Declan Rice and Jurrien Timber.
The pair are set to cost the Gunners close to £150m and more arrivals could yet follow them. Mikel Arteta is looking to build on a promising season with the club also returning to the Champions League, which will place further demands on their resources.
Last term Arteta chose to work with a relatively small squad but injuries quickly took their toll, especially in defence. Several names are expected to leave, Granit Xhaka among them, leaving Arsenal in need of players who can make a major impact in the first-team.
These are the last rumours from the Emirates.