Arsenal have made an initial approach for Christos Tzolis, and a separate future deal for Jeremy Monga is also moving forward. Fabrizio Romano said contacts have started on both the player and club side for Tzolis, while Monga remains on a different track that is advancing.
That update lands as Arsenal's summer planning gathers pace, with the club expected to push hard in forward areas. David Ornstein has said the Gunners could spend more than they did last summer, when they added another £250m of signings, and he has outlined a wish list that includes a number nine, a left-sided attacker, a six/eight midfielder and a right-back.
The timing matters because Arsenal are not chasing one attacker at a time. Ornstein said the club had already taken the first steps toward Tzolis, and he put the likely fee at around €40million. He also said a move for the Club Brugge standout would not block interest in Morgan Rogers or another alternative, which suggests Arsenal are keeping several doors open while they sort out the shape of the squad.
Romano sharpened that picture further by making clear that Tzolis is among the options, but not the only one under consideration. He said Rogers and Bradley Barcola remain top targets, while Sacha Tavolieri has described Juventus forward Kenan Yildiz as Arsenal's dream target this summer. That mix of names points to a club trying to balance immediate needs with longer-term ambition, rather than betting on one pursuit alone.
For Monga, the significance is different. Romano's line that the separate future deal is advancing suggests Arsenal are working on more than one timeline at once, one for an immediate attacking reinforcement and another for a player whose arrival would be planned further ahead. That split underlines how busy this window could become if the club decides to move on several fronts.
The unresolved question is not whether Arsenal are active. They clearly are. It is which of these paths turns into a finished deal first, and whether the club's real summer statement ends up being a winger, a long-term prospect like Monga, or a bigger swing at one of the marquee names still on the list.
