Arsenal

Arsenal net spend since 2015

Arsenal have spent €1.81bn on disclosed transfer fees since July 2015 and received €596m: a net spend of €1.21bn.

That covers 58 signings (55 for a disclosed fee, 3 free) and 70 departures (47 sold for a disclosed fee, 22 free, 1 undisclosed). Loans are counted apart: 6 in, 51 out.

Record signing: Declan Rice, €117m from West Ham United (Jul 2023). Record sale: Gabriel Martinelli, €70m to Al Hilal (Sep 2026).

Arsenal transfer spending by season

Arsenal record signings

1. Declan Rice · €117m from West Ham United · Jul 2023
2. Bruno Guimarães · €88m from Newcastle United · Aug 2026
3. Nicolas Pépé · €80m from LOSC Lille · Aug 2019
4. Kai Havertz · €75m from Chelsea · Jul 2023
5. Martín Zubimendi · €70m from Real Sociedad · Jul 2025

Arsenal record sales

1. Gabriel Martinelli · €70m to Al Hilal · Sep 2026
2. Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain · €38m to Liverpool · Aug 2017
3. Alexis Sánchez · €34m to Manchester United · Jan 2018
4. Emile Smith Rowe · €32m to Fulham · Aug 2024
5. Alex Iwobi · €30m to Everton · Aug 2019

Arsenal trading record: profit on players bought and sold

On the 47 players Arsenal both signed and sold since July 2015 (academy graduates and free signings cost nothing), sales brought in €385m against €790m paid: a trading loss of €405m.

Academy graduates sold since July 2015 brought in €157m across 7 players, led by Emile Smith Rowe (€32m to Fulham, Aug 2024).

• Gabriel Martinelli: signed for €7m (Jul 2019), sold to Al Hilal for €70m (Sep 2026): profit €63m
• Emile Smith Rowe: academy graduate (Aug 2020), sold to Fulham for €32m (Aug 2024): profit €32m
• Alex Iwobi: academy graduate (Jul 2015), sold to Everton for €30m (Aug 2019): profit €30m
• Folarin Balogun: academy graduate (Jul 2022), sold to Monaco for €30m (Aug 2023): profit €30m
• Eddie Nketiah: academy graduate (Jan 2019), sold to Crystal Palace for €30m (Aug 2024): profit €30m

• Nicolas Pépé: signed for €80m (Aug 2019), left free for Trabzonspor (Sep 2023): loss €80m
• Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang: signed for €64m (Jan 2018), left free for FC Barcelona (Jan 2022): loss €64m
• Alexandre Lacazette: signed for €53m (Jul 2017), left free for Olympique Lyonnais (Jul 2022): loss €53m
• Thomas Partey: signed for €50m (Oct 2020), left free for Villarreal (Aug 2025): loss €50m
• Gabriel Jesus: signed for €52m (Jul 2022), sold to FC Barcelona for €10m (Sep 2026): loss €42m

Arsenal ins and outs 2026/27: who left and who came in, by position

Arsenal have made 5 signings and 8 departures in 2026/27, plus 2 loans out. Who left each position and who came in:

• Goalkeeper: out Karl Hein (to Werder Bremen), Tommy Setford (loan to Stevenage); in Illan Meslier (free from Leeds United, no league minutes yet).
• Defence: out Jakub Kiwior (to Porto, no league start in 2025/26); in Ezri Konsa (from Aston Villa, 731 league minutes since), Piero Hincapié (from Bayer 04 Leverkusen, 74 league minutes since).
• Midfield: out Christian Nørgaard (to Everton, 1 league start in 2025/26), Fábio Vieira (to Hamburger SV), Ethan Nwaneri (loan to Borussia Dortmund, 6 league appearances in 2025/26); in Bruno Guimarães (from Newcastle United, 389 league minutes since).
• Attack: out Leandro Trossard (to Beşiktaş, 21 league starts in 2025/26), Gabriel Martinelli (to Al Hilal, 11 league starts in 2025/26), Gabriel Jesus (to FC Barcelona, 3 league starts in 2025/26), Reiss Nelson (left free for Feyenoord); in Christos Tzolis (from Club Brugge, 519 league minutes since).

Arsenal injury news: injuries and suspensions

Arsenal have 2 players injured as of 8 Nov 2026, with €264m of value sidelined.

• Bukayo Saka (FWD): Muscle injury · out since 22 Oct 2026 · expected back 15 Dec 2026 · 5 games missed
• William Saliba (DEF): Back injury · out since 19 Jul 2026 · expected back 20 Nov 2026 · 21 games missed

Arsenal last starting XI

Arsenal's last league starting XI, v Hull City on 7 Nov 2026: David Raya; Ezri Konsa, Gabriel, Riccardo Calafiori, Jurriën Timber; Declan Rice, Martin Ødegaard, Noni Madueke, Bruno Guimarães, Christos Tzolis; Kai Havertz.

Unchanged from the side that started v Liverpool on 1 Nov 2026.

Started at least 3 of the last 5 league games but not this one: Ben White (3).

Opponent: Hull City.

Arsenal minutes played 2026/27

After 10 league games of 2026/27, 8 Arsenal players have played at least 60% of the minutes open to them, 7 are rotating and 11 have played under a quarter.

Surplus watch, notable value on under a quarter of the minutes: Martín Zubimendi (11%, €60m), Viktor Gyökeres (21%, €55m), Piero Hincapié (8%, €50m), Cristhian Mosquera (19%, €44m), Ethan Nwaneri (0%, €40m), Max Dowman (2%, €30m).

Arsenal club-trained players

We can verify 2 club-trained players in the Arsenal squad: Bukayo Saka and Myles Lewis-Skelly. Between them they have played 10% of Arsenal's league minutes in 2026/27. 4 other squad players are not verifiable on our record.

• Bukayo Saka (FWD): 599 league minutes
• Myles Lewis-Skelly (DEF): 433 league minutes

On the record we can verify, 37 players club-trained at Arsenal now play for other clubs we track, led by Gabriel Martinelli (Al Hilal, value €56m), Folarin Balogun (Monaco, value €55m) and Ethan Nwaneri (Borussia Dortmund, value €40m).

• Gabriel Martinelli · Al Hilal · €56m
• Folarin Balogun · Monaco · €55m
• Ethan Nwaneri · Borussia Dortmund · €40m
• Ayden Heaven · Manchester United · €24m
• Amario Cozier-Duberry · Middlesbrough · €24m
• Brooke Norton-Cuffy · Hull City · €22m
• Alex Iwobi · Fulham · €20m
• Emile Smith Rowe · Fulham · €19m

We count a player as club-trained when his record shows him registered with the club for three entire seasons or 36 months between the ages of 15 and 21 (UEFA's home-grown test), wherever he started and whatever he cost; time on loan counts for the club that borrowed him.