Kenan Yıldız

Yıldız back on the list after the Vinícius setback

Arsenal made contact with Juventus over Turkey winger Kenan Yıldız (21), identified as a left-wing option after Turkey's World Cup exit. Juventus responded that he wasn't for sale, with a fee north of €100m required (the player extended until 2030 earlier in 2026). Arsenal are moving on to other targets (Rogers, Barcola, Tzolis).

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The file was shelved in July, with Juventus refusing to sell below €100m. It resurfaced after Vinícius Júnior's contract renewal: SportBible, Yahoo Sports and several Arsenal sites wrote on 8 August that Arsenal are considering a fresh approach for the Turkish winger, with a figure of around £85m mentioned. A note of caution: no top-tier source confirms club-to-club contact, and the £85m number circulates unattributed. The entry is therefore reclassified as a WEAK RUMOUR, no more. The logic still holds: Romano lists a winger among the last two priorities of the summer, and Arsenal have lost out on both Vinícius and Morgan Rogers.