Arsenal will listen to offers for Christian Norgaard and Kepa Arrizabalaga this summer | OneFootball

Arsenal will listen to offers for Christian Norgaard and Kepa Arrizabalaga this summer, according to The Athletic.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta wants to make changes at the Emirates Stadium club this summer ahead of next season’s Premier League title defence.

The Gunners will look to recruit top players in the coming weeks but will need to make sales to balance the books.

Norgaard is a valued and influential member of the Premier League-winning squad, with Declan Rice revealing the huge role he plays in the dressing room.

However, the midfielder has struggled for game time in the Premier League and Champions League, and a sale is on the cards.

The 32-year-old started just one league game for Arsenal, coming off the bench seven times.

Norgaard played six times in the elite European competition, starting three times.

Arteta wants quality cover and competition for Rice and Martin Zubimendi, and the former Brentford captain has struggled to provide either.

The North London club are eyeing a move for West Ham United midfielder Mateus Fernandes, and Norgaard will need to leave if the Portuguese or another player is signed in the position.

They could also be in need of a second-choice goalkeeper as Arrizabalaga will be allowed to leave if Arsenal recoup the £5 million they paid Chelsea for him last summer following a release clause inserted into the deal.

While the Spaniard is not necessarily pushing for an exit, a compelling offer to be first-choice elsewhere could see him move on.

The likes of Gabriel Jesus, Gabriel Martinelli, Leandro Trossard, Ethan Nwaneri, Ben White, Fabio Vieira and Reiss Nelson could all be sold.

Academy graduate Josh Nichols is set to join Croatian club NK Kustosija, and more departures are expected in the coming weeks and months.