Every completed Arsenal transfer in summer 2025: Signings, exits, loans

Arsenal have a big summer in store as they look to finally go one better than their three successive runners-up finishes in the Premier League.

Established as regular title challengers but still waiting to get their hands on the trophy they desire, Arsenal will be making use of the summer transfer window to make sure their squad is up to scratch.

Former Atletico Madrid chief Andrea Berta has taken the reins as Arsenal’s sporting director, with plenty on his agenda for his first transfer window at the helm.

Here is a roundup of every signing they have made this summer and every player leaving, at first team and academy level.

Arsenal signings

Kepa Arrizabalaga

• From: Chelsea
• Fee: £5m
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Age: 30

The first signing of Arsenal’s new era, Kepa is a familiar face after spending six of the past seven seasons in the Premier League.

Chelsea made him the most expensive goalkeeper in history back in 2018, paying £72m to sign him from Athletic Club, but Arsenal have snapped him up for just £5m because of a release clause.

Kepa arrives at the Emirates Stadium on the back of an impressive loan spell with Bournemouth.

The Spaniard told Arsenal’s official website: “I’m really, really happy to be here, really excited and looking forward to what is coming.

“The ambition that is shown in this club, when I talk with Mikel [Arteta] and Inaki [Cana], how much they show me their desire to win… I think we are so close to winning and, hopefully, altogether, we can achieve it.”

It remains to be seen what portion of games Kepa will play in compared to last season’s no.1 and his fellow Spaniard, David Raya.

The newcomer has signed a three-year contract in north London.

Martin Zubimendi

• From: Real Sociedad
• Fee: £56m
• Position: Midfielder
• Age: 26

A year after rejecting Liverpool, Zubimendi has arrived in the Premier League with Arsenal after they agreed a deal worth around £56m to sign him.

It was going to take a special project to lure the Spain international away from his beloved Real Sociedad, but Arsenal have convinced him to sign a long-term contract at the Emirates Stadium.

Zubimendi has followed in the footsteps of Mikel Merino, who made the same move from San Sebastian to north London last summer.

Zubimendi will wear the number 36 shirt for Arsenal, whose official website he told: “This is a huge moment in my career. It’s the move I was looking for and one I wanted to make.

“As soon as you set foot here, you realise how big this club and this team are.

“I set my sights on Arsenal because their style of play is a good fit for me. They have shown their potential recently and the best is yet to come.”

Christian Norgaard

• From: Brentford
• Fee: £15m
• Position: Midfielder
• Age: 31

The Denmark international has joined for an initial £10m – with a possible £5m in performance-related add-ons – on a two-year contract with the option of a third year.

Norgaard said he got “almost emotional” because signing for Arsenal means he will live his “dream” of playing Champions League football.

“I’ve just turned 31 and had signed a new deal with Brentford,” he said.

“There’s always a little chance that a miracle could happen with Brentford, but it was probably unrealistic to play Champions League with them.

“Now I get to hear the anthem and be a part of a Champions League campaign. It’s a childhood dream and something I didn’t think would be possible. So it’s something I’m really, really happy about.”

Marcell Washington

• From: Chelsea
• Fee: Free
• Position: Left-back
• Age: 17

The son of Ryan Bertrand, Washington spent some time on trial with Arsenal last season and has earned his first professional contract with them.

“I feel like just because I’ve signed this contract doesn’t necessarily mean that I’ve made it,” Washington, who will play for Arsenal’s under-21s in the main, told their official website. “I think I’ve got a lot to prove and I’m looking forward to doing that.”

Callan Hamill

• From: St. Johnstone
• Fee: Undisclosed
• Position: Defender
• Age: 16

Despite only being 16, Hamill made one senior appearance for St. Johnstone in the Scottish Premiership before signing a scholarship with Arsenal.

While the fee for the defender is undisclosed, reports have indicated it is a six-figure sum. However, Hamill will be an academy player to start with.

Noni Madueke

• From: Chelsea
• Fee: £48.5m
• Position: Winger
• Age: 23

Eager to improve their attacking options, Arsenal have added a winger who can play on either flank by buying Madueke from Chelsea.

While some fans protested against the transfer, Madueke has signed a five-year contract at the Emirates Stadium. Arsenal will pay £48.5m guaranteed and potentially up to £52m once add-ons come into play.

“Noni’s performance numbers and availability over recent seasons have been exceptional, reflecting his quality and professionalism,” Berta said. “Noni is a dynamic, versatile wide forward player with strong technical ability who will significantly strengthen our squad.”

As things stand, it’s expected that Madueke is more likely to play on the left wing than the right wing for Arsenal. After all, Gabriel Martinelli seems a likelier candidate to lose a starting place than Bukayo Saka.

“It’s already a great team with a clear identity and I can’t wait to bring my style to the team and try and help the boys as much as possible to take that next step,” Madueke acknowledged.

Cristhian Mosquera

• From: Valencia
• Fee: £13m
• Position: Defender
• Age: 21

Arsenal have added to their defence with the capture of Mosquera from Valencia, where he made 90 appearances over the past four seasons.

Unlikely to be a regular starter straight away, given the formidable pairing Arsenal already boast with William Saliba and Gabriel Magalhaes, Mosquera is one for the future and has signed a contract until 2030.

Arteta explained: “We’re delighted to welcome Cristhian to Arsenal. As a 21-year-old defender, Cristhian has already performed consistently well with significant experience in La Liga. He is an intelligent player with good pace, who can play centrally and on both sides.”

Viktor Gyokeres

• From: Sporting CP
• Fee: £55.3m rising to £64.1m
• Position: Striker
• Age: 27

After craving a centre-forward to take them to the next level, Arsenal have finally got their hands on one of the most prolific around: Gyokeres.

With more goals to his name than appearances last season for Sporting, scoring 54 times, Gyokeres is in the prime of his career at the age of 27.

And he will be spending the next five years as an Arsenal player after agreeing a contract until 2030.

Sporting ultimately accepted a bid worth €63.5m plus €10m in add-ons, which equates to £55.3m up front and £64.1m as a full package.

Taking the iconic no.14 shirt, Gyokeres will hope to thrive in the Premier League after previously performing well in the Championship with Coventry City.

Arteta enthused: “Viktor has so many qualities. He is a quick and powerful presence up front, with incredible goalscoring numbers at club and international levels. He brings a clinical edge with a high conversion rate of chances into goals, with his intelligent movement in the box making him a constant threat.”

Eberechi Eze

• From: Crystal Palace
• Fee: £60m rising to £67.5m
• Position: Attacking midfielder
• Age: 27

The signing of Eze is especially sweet for Arsenal on the back of their rivals Tottenham Hotspur previously thinking they had a deal in the bag for the playmaker.

Arsenal swooped in to sign Eze themselves, agreeing a deal with Crystal Palace worth an initial £60m plus up to £7.5m in add-ons.

Eze was released by Arsenal as an academy player at the age of 13, but is now back with the club of his heart, signing a contract until 2029 with an option to cover the 2029/30 season.

Reacting to the move, Mikel Arteta told the club’s official website: “We are absolutely delighted to bring Eberechi to Arsenal.

“He is a powerful and exciting player who will give us a new dimension in our attacking game. What stands out just as much as his talent and intelligence as a player, is the way he has worked hard throughout his career to get where he is today.

“His journey, his mentality, and his ambition are exactly what we want in our team, and we love how much it means to him and his family to be joining our club. We all look forward to start working with Eberechi soon.”

A versatile player, Eze is expected to feature in the No 10 role but is also comfortable operating on either flank.

Arsenal loan signings

Piero Hincapie

• From: Bayer Leverkusen
• Position: Defender
• Age: 23

Arsenal’s last signing of the summer, Hincapie has arrived to provide another option on the left-hand side of their defence.

The deal with Bayer Leverkusen is a loan with an option for Arsenal to buy him next summer for around £45m.

Of Arsenal’s new no.5, Arteta said: “We are so pleased to welcome Piero Hincapie to the club.

“Piero has a real physical presence, with his versatility and tactical flexibility giving us strong added defensive options. He is a big character, with a very good combination of both youth and maturity. He will make our squad stronger and more competitive as we continue into this season.

“We welcome Piero and his family to Arsenal.”

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Arsenal exits

Takehiro Tomiyasu

• To: TBC (contract terminated)
• Fee: Released
• Position: Right-back
• Age: 26

The Japan international has left the club after mutually agreeing to terminate his contract.

The 26-year-old is recovering from knee surgery, having played just six minutes of football last season, and faces up to another five months out as he continues his rehabilitation from the operation he underwent in February.

Tomiyasu missed the start of last season with a previous knee injury that also required surgery, in 2023.

His existing deal was due to expire at the end of next season but Arsenal and the player have reached a contractual settlement to end his contract.

Kieran Tierney

• To: Celtic
• Fee: Free
• Position: Left-back
• Age: 28

Celtic agreed in February to re-sign Tierney after his Arsenal contract expired at the end of the season.

The versatile defender played 20 times for Arsenal in 2024-25 after spending the season before out on loan at Real Sociedad.

In total, since joining from Celtic in 2019, Tierney made 144 appearances for Arsenal and scored six goals for the club.

“Everybody’s known for a few months and just to be here with the Celtic strip on again just feels amazing,” he said after signing a five-year contract back up in Glasgow.

Jorginho

• To: Flamengo
• Fee: Free
• Position: Midfielder
• Age: 33

Jorginho was due to leave Arsenal at the end of June, but they allowed him to complete his move to Flamengo early – without compensation – so he could play in the Club World Cup.

The midfielder brought experience to Arsenal over his 18-month stay after joining from Chelsea in January 2023. Ultimately, Jorginho played 79 times for Arsenal and even wore the captain’s armband a few times in his final season.

While Jorginho is an Italy international, he was born in Brazil and the move to Flamengo gives him his first chance to play club football in his country of origin.

His contract with Flamengo is due to last until 2028.

Nuno Tavares

• To: Lazio
• Fee: £7.6m
• Position: Left-back
• Age: 25

While Arsenal have been trying to find the right solution at left-back after Myles Lewis-Skelly’s emergence in 2024-25 – bearing in mind they may want to restore him to a midfield role as his career progresses – one of their former players in that position enjoyed a decent season out on loan.

Tavares only played for Arsenal in the 2021-22 season after arriving from Benfica, before having spells with Marseille and Nottingham Forest.

His third and final loan spell away from Arsenal took him to Italy after Lazio signed him in July 2024 with an obligation to buy upon certain conditions.

Tavares started his Serie A career well and although his form tailed off to an extent, it was an encouraging season. He is now Lazio’s on a permanent basis, although his future there isn’t guaranteed and Arsenal have a sell-on clause that could give them an extra windfall.

Marquinhos

• To: Cruzeiro
• Fee: £2.5m
• Position: Winger
• Age: 22

In the end it was just the one Premier League appearance for Marquinhos after Arsenal bought him from Sao Paulo in 2022.

While he also played in both domestic cups and the Europa League in his debut season, Marquinhos spent the majority of his time with Arsenal out on loan.

The winger had spells with Norwich City, Nantes and Fluminense before joining Cruzeiro on loan in January.

With only one goal to his name for Cruzeiro at the time of his permanent move, Marquinhos could net Arsenal some more money in the future thanks to a sell-on clause.

Thomas Partey

• To: Villarreal
• Fee: Free
• Position: Midfielder
• Age: 32

Partey’s contract lapsed at the end of June after five years playing in the Premier League.

It’s understood that no agreement was found on a new deal with the midfielder, who joined Arsenal from Atletico Madrid in 2020.

2024-25 was his busiest season as an Arsenal player, including 52 appearances in all competitions.

Partey was one of Arsenal’s highest earners on a salary worth £200,000 per week, wages that are now off the books.

The subject of an ongoing legal case, Partey has since been able to complete a move back to LaLiga with Villarreal.

Nathan Butler-Oyedeji

• To: Lausanne-Sport
• Fee: Free
• Position: Striker
• Age: 22

Back in April, Butler-Oyedeji was handed his Premier League debut by Mikel Arteta, the culmination of a journey with Arsenal that began at the age of eight.

A former loanee for Accrington Stanley and Cheltenham Town in League One, the striker also earned a Champions League debut as a substitute back in January.

Butler-Oyedeji will now continue his career in Switzerland with Lausanne-Sport, where he has signed a deal until 2028, after being one of several Arsenal academy players to reach end of contract this summer.

Khayon Edwards

• To: Estoril
• Fee: Free
• Position: Striker
• Age: 21

In the Arsenal academy from the age of five, Edwards signed professional terms in 2022 but never made a senior debut for the club.

The forward made seven appearances on loan for Leyton Orient in 2023-24 but couldn’t get off the mark with a first goal.

In Arsenal’s under-21 team the following season, though, he scored 12 goals from 19 games.

Edwards has signed for Estoril in Portugal on a three-year contract.

Romari Forde

• To: TBC (Released)
• Fee: Free
• Position: Winger
• Age: 19

An Arsenal supporter, Forde joined the academy in 2020 after time at Watford. However, his progression towards senior football has been stunted because of injury issues.

Forde played three times in Premier League 2 in 2024-25 for the under-21s before being released.

Jimi Gower

• To: Moreirense
• Fee: Free
• Position: Midfielder
• Age: 20

Although he received first-team call-ups in 2024-25 for four Premier League matches and three in the Champions League, Gower remained on the bench and without a first-team debut.

The midfielder signed his first professional contract in July 2023 and played regularly at under-21 level, but will have to make a name for himself away from Arsenal after being released.

Jack Henry-Francis

• To: Shelbourne
• Fee: Free
• Position: Midfielder
• Age: 21

Back in October 2021, Henry-Francis signed his first professional contract with Arsenal, who he joined as a 12-year-old five years before.

The Republic of Ireland youth international spent time on loan at Sligo Rovers in 2024 and sat on the bench for Arsenal in a few Premier League and Champions League games in the final season of his contract, also captaining the under-21s in the Premier League 2 play-offs.

Henry-Francis has now completed a permanent move into the League of Ireland Premier Division, but with Shelbourne rather than Sligo Rovers.

Brian Okonkwo

• To: TBC (Released)
• Fee: Free
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Age: 19

The younger brother of Arthur Okonkwo, who made his move from Arsenal to Wrexham permanent last summer, Brian Okonkwo is also a goalkeeper.

Now ready for his next step, he ended the last season of his Arsenal contract out on loan at Hitchin Town for the second time in his formative career and has also spent time with Leatherhead and Cheshunt.

Salah-Eddine Oulad M’Hand

• To: TBC (Released)
• Fee: Free
• Position: Midfielder
• Age: 21

After arriving at Arsenal’s academy from Feyenoord in 2020, Oulad M’Hand had a frustrating 2022-23 campaign, in which injuries denied him the chance to play on loan at Hull City.

The midfielder earned 20 appearances in the Dutch second tier with FC Den Bosch in 2023-24 before returning to provide six goals and seven assists from 15 Premier League 2 games for Arsenal’s under-21s in 2024-25.

An unused sub in three first-team games during the last year of his contract, Oulad M’Hand hasn’t secured a new deal.

Ismail Oulad M’Hand

• To: TBC (Released)
• Fee: Free
• Position: Midfielder
• Age: 20

The same goes for his younger brother Ismail, who himself was acquired by Arsenal in July 2021.

Over the past couple of seasons, the younger Oulad-M’Hand has been playing for the under-21 team at Arsenal, but won’t be anymore.

Elian Quesada-Thorn

• To: Liga Deportiva Alajuelense
• Fee: Free
• Position: Left-back
• Age: 20

Two years since signing professional terms with Arsenal, left-sided defender Quesada-Thorn became a free agent.

He originally joined Arsenal in 2015 and played seven times for the under-21s in Premier League 2 in 2024-25.

The London-born defender has now retraced his Costa Rican roots to sign for Liga Deportiva Alajuelense in the Central American country’s top flight.

Jakai Fisher

• To: TBC (Released)
• Fee: Free
• Position: Winger
• Age: 18

A forward who joined Arsenal’s academy in 2018, Fisher made it up to under-18 level before being let go.

Reece Clairmont

• To: TBC (Released)
• Fee: Free
• Position: Winger
• Age: 18

After spending some time as a trialist with West Ham in 2024, versatile wide player Clairmont has been released by Arsenal.

Max Kuczynski

• To: Charlton Athletic
• Fee: Free
• Position: Defender
• Age: 18

Having joined Arsenal at the age of 12 and made it up to the under-18s, left-sided defender Kuczynski is another academy player to be let go. He has joined Charlton’s under-21s.

Zacariah Shuaib

• To: Real Sociedad
• Fee: Free
• Position: Midfielder
• Age: 18

Shuaib joined Arsenal’s academy in 2022 after a year with Tottenham. The under-18s midfielder had a trial with Brighton earlier in 2025.

However, he has headed abroad for his next move, signing terms with Spanish outfit Real Sociedad.

Michal Rosiak

• To: TBC (Released)
• Fee: Free
• Position: Defender
• Age: 19

After joining Arsenal’s academy in 2016, Poland youth international Rosiak is now on the lookout for a new club.

Albert Sambi Lokonga

• To: Hamburg
• Fee: Undisclosed
• Position: Midfielder
• Age: 25

There have been some wildly different estimates of the fee Arsenal have received for Sambi Lokonga, ranging from just £260k to £10m.

Whatever the final fee, Arsenal have got the midfielder off the books for good after his loan spells with Crystal Palace, Luton Town and Sevilla.

Arsenal loan exits

Karl Hein

• To: Werder Bremen
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Age: 23

Hein joined Arsenal from his hometown club, Nomme United, in June 2018 and signed his professional contract with the north London club the following year.

The youngster made his first-team debut for Arsenal in November 2022, when he featured against Brighton and Hove Albion at Emirates Stadium in the third round of the Carabao Cup.

Hein, who has made 39 appearances for Estonia, has been on loan at Reading and Real Valladolid in recent years and will turn out for Werder Bremen in the 2025/26 campaign.

Jakub Kiwior

• To: Porto
• Position: Defender
• Age: 25

Effectively the casualty of the Hincapie signing, Kiwior provided Arsenal with an option at centre-back or left-back.

After 68 appearances he was sent on loan to Porto on deadline day, with the Portuguese club obliged to buy him in 2026.

Oleksandr Zinchenko

• To: Nottingham Forest
• Position: Left-back
• Age: 28

Zinchenko secured a last-ditch loan move to Nottingham Forest on deadline day after dropping in importance to Arsenal.

He made 91 appearances over three seasons with the Gunners after joining from Manchester City, but became a late solution for Forest.

Fabio Vieira

• To: Hamburg
• Position: Attacking midfielder
• Age: 25

Vieira followed Sambi Lokonga to Hamburg, in his case on loan after returning to Porto in a similar deal last season.

Regarded as a coup for Hamburg, who have the option to buy him for what would be their record fee, Vieira will be playing in the Bundesliga for the first time.

Reiss Nelson

• To: Brentford
• Position: Winger
• Age: 25

Nelson left Arsenal on deadline day last summer to sign for Fulham on loan and he completed another deadline day loan exit to a west London club this year too.

Brentford are his takers this time around and they will reportedly have an option to buy him at the end of the campaign.

Ismeal Kabia

• To: Shrewsbury Town
• Position: Winger
• Age: 19

Dutch winger Kabia has completed the first loan exit of his Arsenal career, dipping into League Two to build up some experience.

Lucas Nygaard

• To: Brabrand
• Position: Goalkeeper
• Age: 19

After signing a professional contract with Arsenal last June, Nygaard has now headed back to his native country to play for second-tier Danish side Brabrand.