Arsenal have their backs against the wall during the summer transfer window, with reports suggesting they have a tight budget to play with in regards to bringing in new talent.
After making their first signing of the summer earlier this week as teenage striker Gabriel Martinelli from Brazilian side Ituano, the Gunners have again turned their attention to signing Wilfried Zaha from Crystal Palace.
With reports claiming that the Eagles have already turned down an offer in the region of £40m from Arsenal for the Ivorian winger, citing the offer as derisory considering their alleged £80m valuation, it’s believed that Arsenal’s budget simply doesn’t stretch far enough to smash their transfer record in order to bring Zaha to the club having missed out on Champions League football for the second consecutive season.
It’s claimed that Unai Emery could offer a deal to Palace which sees Arsenal pay the Zaha fee in instalments to aid in their cash-flow, and Swedish bank Klarna have stepped up to offer their services to help bring Zaha to the Emirates.
Twitter: Sorry @arsenal we don’t do Pay in 5 years, we do Pay in 3 instalments in the UK.
Or you could always use our Pay… https://t.co/v8YoVLJgkB (@Klarna)
‘Sorry @arsenal we don’t do Pay in 5 years, we do Pay in 3 instalments in the UK. Or you could always use our Pay later in 30 days. Then if @wilfriedzaha doesn’t work out you can send him back before the window closes. #ZahaNowPayLater‘, the bank posted on Twitter earlier today, which has sparked some major reaction from fellow football fans.
Twitter: FFS
https://t.co/9JITJ6vQm1 (@MrDtAFC)
Twitter: @FootyHumour Arsenal are slowly turning into what Spurs used to be (@Blxck_Rxmbo)
Twitter: This is unbelievable from @Klarna, absolutely destroyed Arsenal
https://t.co/e8rCPolVFX (@DaveOCKOP)
Twitter: Could this summer transfer window get any worse…?
https://t.co/ldqdKTsuyi (@mikesanz19)
Arsenal fans will be hoping that the decision makers dig deep into their pockets this summer if they are to have any hope of rivalling Manchester City, Liverpool, Chelsea, Tottenham and Manchester United at the top of the Premier League.
