Arsenal ‘could easily spend over £200m’ claims finance expert | OneFootball

Arsenal have the financial capacity to spend more than £200m this summer without Premier League Profit and Sustainability concerns.

The Gunners posted club record revenue of £616.6m for the year ending 31st May 2024, though still made an overall loss of £17.7m for the financial year. That loss followed a £52.1m loss for the 2022/23 season but football finance expert Kieran Maguire has claimed that Arsenal have significant room to invest this summer.

The North Londoners banked around £57m from the sales of academy graduates Emile Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah last summer, while a runners-up finish in the Premier League and run to the Champions League semi-finals this season have further boosted their spending power.

Arsenal are nearing the £51m signing of Martin Zubimendi from Real Sociedad and further deals are expected. The Gunners have activated the release clause in the Spanish midfielder’s contract.

Mikel Arteta has made the signing of a centre-forward a priority, amid links to RB Leipzig’s Benjamin Sesko and Sporting CP striker Viktor Gyokeres. Each of those players would cost upwards of £60m.

Maguire has insisted Arsenal have real room for marquee recruits this summer, revealing that the Gunners could spend over £200m without breaching PSR, even if funds were not recouped through sales.

“As the most profitable club in Premier League history, Arsenal could easily spend over £200m in the window and have no PSR concerns,” Maguire told the BBC.

“So if a striker is not signed it cannot be blamed on PSR.”

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