Premier League clubs have already spent more than 2bn this summer, with more deals expected before the transfer window closes on Monday, 1 September. Bournemouth are rebuilding after selling three first-choice defenders and have added Adrien Truffert, Bafode Diakite, Ben Gannon-Doak and Amine Adli but still need an additional defender and an aerially strong striker to compete with Evanilson. Arsenal signed Martin Zubimendi and Viktor Gyokeres, then moved for Eberechi Eze after Kai Havertz suffered a knee injury. Unai Emery's side sold Jacob Ramsey while managing spending to comply with financial regulations and still seeks further attacking reinforcements.
Bournemouth have been quietly getting on with the job of rebuilding after losing three of their first-choice defence last season with Milos Kerkez going to Liverpool, Dean Huijsen to Real Madrid and Illia Zabarnyi to Paris St-Germain. And despite bringing in new faces, coach Andoni Iraola is still looking for more strength in defence and attack before the transfer window closes.
Arsenal's main business looked to have been concluded with the additions of Martin Zubimendi in midfield and finally a recognised striker in Viktor Gyokeres, but the landscape changed dramatically with the knee injury to forward Kai Havertz, prompting the move for Crystal Palace's Eberechi Eze. There had been suggestions Arsenal would have moved for a left-sided player with speculation around the future of Gabriel Martinelli, but it looked all quiet until Havertz's injury.
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