Arsenal expect offers for Leandro Trossard this summer and believe Newcastle United and Aston Villa could make serious attempts to sign him. The forward is one of the players most likely to move on as Arsenal continue planning for next season.
The timing matters because Trossard has one season left on his contract, which leaves Arsenal with a familiar choice: sell now, extend him soon or risk seeing his leverage fade. He would reportedly prefer to stay, but there have been few signs that Arsenal are preparing to offer him a new deal.
That puts the club in the middle of a wider squad reset. Arsenal won the Premier League title last season and remain determined to strengthen again, with the left side of attack long seen as an area where they may want a different profile of player. Gabriel Martinelli remains Trossard's main rival for that role, even if he has not consistently delivered his best form.
Arsenal's search for improvements has already been reflected in links to Yan Diomande and Julian Alvarez, and any move for either player would add to the pressure to make room. The club may also need departures to create funds and space in the squad, which makes Trossard a practical candidate even if he is not an easy one to move.
For now, the key question is not whether Arsenal like him enough to keep him. It is whether a suitable offer arrives before the club decides that one more season is too risky for a player who has already entered the final year of his deal.
