Eberechi Eze to Arsenal transfer hint dropped as Andrea Berta one step closer to key 'agreement'

Arsenal have held talks for two more transfers despite having just completed their biggest summer signing with Viktor Gyokeres joining from Sporting CP in a £63.9 million (€73.5m) deal.

Sporting director Andrea Berta has now successfully negotiated six incomings with roughly £200m spent.The Italian's priority is now quite clearly going to be on exits with Reiss Nelson, Karl Hein, Sambi Lokonga and Oleksandr Zinchenko all attracting interest.

If several departures are completed and suitable funds raised, the Gunners will likely make their move to sign Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze having already held talks with his camp which saw them learn he would be very open to the move.

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With all of that being said, football.london has taken a look at the latest Arsenal transfer news and rumours this lunchtime.

Eze transfer hints

Crystal Palace have dropped two very different hints surrounding the future of Eze. The first of those arrived on Sunday as the England international was captured arriving for the Eagles' pre-season tour in Austria which certainly suggests no move is imminent.

However, Palace are seemingly preparing for the worst with Foot Mercato's Santi Aounaclaiming that Leicester City's Bilal El Khannouss is the top choice to replace Eze if he departs.

football.london says: It looks likely any potential Eze deal will come late into the summer window to allow time for Arsenal to raise funds through selling players.

Palace identifying a potential replacement certainly seems to be good news for Arsenal both regarding their chances of signing Eze and their hopes of agreeing a favourable payment structure. Work still quite clearly needs to be done, however.

Berta has successfully mastered a number of deals and the aim will be to repeat that for Eze by not paying his full release clause and instead meeting Palace's financial demands through instalments.

Nelson latest as agreement edges closer

Arsenal's Reiss Nelson is one step away from re-joining Fulham on loan with a buy-obligation potentially included, according to Italian journalist Nico Schira.

He has stated that it will initially be an option-to-buy in the deal but that can become an obligation if certain conditions are met. With it clear sales are needed, Arsenal will be hoping that those objectives are hit even if it means the funds do not arrive until next year.

football.london says: While it would be annoying for the funds not to arrive immediately, knowing that a guaranteed sum for Nelson is on the way would be a big boost considering his injury problems recently.

Despite it being his first appearance in a number of months, the 25-year-old looked bright in his pre-season cameo and it is a real shame that things have not worked out for him at Emirates Stadium.

Hamstring issues have impacted him significantly but Arsenal will be hoping those are over now with it likely a particular amount of appearances is one of the clauses that needs to be met in order for him to make the permanent switch.

Arsenal waiting for Sevilla transfer approach

Sevilla are interested in signing Arsenal goalkeeper Karl Hein with the Gunners waiting for the Spanish club to formalise their interest, according to the Mirror.

The Estonia international sees the contract he signed in 2024 expire next summer with Arsenal therefore keen to sell him permanently now. The main factor stopping a potential deal is that Sevilla are short of cash with a loan swoop for Newcastle United keeper Odysseas Vlachodimos as one of their alternatives.

The two clubs do have a good relationship however, following Sambi Lokonga's loan to Ramon Sanchez-Pizjuan Stadium last season.

football.london says: If Arsenal can get even the smallest amount of funds for Hein, it will likely be considered a success.

With his contract expiring in 12 months and limited senior minutes to his name, it is certainly plausible that only a loan is sanctioned and that he will then depart as a free agent. Having impressed at Real Valladolid last season, a permanent move over the next four weeks is certainly possible though.

Interest from the EFL could also yet arrive even with their new campaign getting underway in less than one week.