Arsenal Accelerates Search for New Wingers

Arsenal’s hunt for fresh firepower out wide is accelerating, not easing, as Mikel Arteta moves to reshape his attack for another title defence.

Leandro Trossard’s departure to Besiktas has ripped a hole in the left flank. It leaves Gabriel Martinelli as the only established, natural option in that channel and turns a position of comfort into a glaring priority. Arsenal cannot afford to go into a season of Premier League and European demands with that thin a margin.

So the champions are pushing. And they’re ready to collide head‑on with Liverpool.

Arsenal move on Nusa as market heats up

Antonio Nusa has gone from exciting prospect to serious commodity in the space of one summer. The RB Leipzig winger lit up the 2026 World Cup, driving Norway to the quarter-finals and stamping his name across the tournament with a brilliant solo goal against Ivory Coast. It was the kind of moment that changes careers and inflates price tags.

According to emerging reports, Arsenal are preparing an opening bid of around €40 million (£34 million) for the 21-year-old. It’s a statement move, but also a test of Leipzig’s resolve. The Bundesliga club are understood to value Nusa closer to €60 million (£52 million), and they usually sell on their terms, not anyone else’s.

Liverpool are already in the frame. They see Nusa as a more attainable option after the collapse of their pursuit of Yan Diomande, another Leipzig talent. Arsenal’s interest drags the deal into a straight fight between two clubs who know exactly what a dynamic wide forward can do for a title challenge.

This is not a quiet negotiation. It’s a race.

What Nusa would change for Arteta

Nusa is not just another left winger. He plays with a kind of electricity that Arsenal’s attack sometimes lacks when the game slows and space tightens.

He is quick off the mark, brutally so. His acceleration snaps defenders out of their comfort zone, and he relishes one‑on‑one duels, driving straight at his marker rather than recycling the ball safely. That fearless dribbling, that instinct to commit opponents, would give Arteta a different tool to Martinelli’s direct running and finishing.

At 21, Nusa is far from the finished article. That’s part of the appeal. Arsenal would be buying upside as well as impact: a player who can contribute now, but with a ceiling high enough to grow into one of Europe’s most dangerous wide forwards.

Yet even if Arsenal land him, their business on the left should not stop there.

Why Rogers still matters

Morgan Rogers remains firmly on the radar. The Aston Villa attacker brings something Nusa cannot yet match: Premier League experience and positional versatility.

Rogers can operate off the left, but he is equally comfortable drifting inside, linking play behind the striker and knitting attacks together. That flexibility would give Arteta more options when rotating his front line or changing shape mid-game, especially in tight domestic fixtures where control between the lines matters as much as raw pace.

The ideal scenario for Arsenal is bold and expensive. Sign both.

Rogers could walk straight into the first XI conversation, pushing standards immediately and offering a more polished, league-tested presence. Nusa, meanwhile, would provide genuine competition for Martinelli, with the scope to develop without the pressure of carrying the entire flank from day one.

Depth or risk?

Arteta knows what awaits. A season stretched across multiple fronts, every competition demanding intensity and quality from the first whistle in August to the last in May. Title defences are rarely lost on star power; they’re lost when the bench runs dry.

Right now, the left side looks light. One injury, one suspension, one dip in form, and Arsenal are exposed.

That is why the club are pushing into this market, why Nusa and Rogers sit so high on the list, and why a big outlay on two left-sided attackers suddenly feels less like a luxury and more like a necessity.

Arsenal have the crown. The question is simple: will they spend what it takes on that flank to keep it?