Arsenal latest: Mikel Arteta 'plans' £130m double deal as boss is told to sanction two exits

Arsenal are focused on winning the Premier League this season but a club legend has urged Mikel Arteta to sell two first-team stars in the summer

Arsenal's focus remains firmly fixed on securing a maiden Premier League crown since 2004 this season. However, once the campaign concludes, the club will undoubtedly explore transfer market opportunities.

Mikel Arteta brought in several transformative signings last summer, with Martin Zubimendi, Eberechi Eze, Viktor Gyokeres, Noni Madueke and Cristhian Mosquera all putting pen to paper and establishing themselves in the first-team picture.

Piero Hincapie will also convert his temporary stay in north London into a permanent arrangement when summer arrives. Yet as the next window approaches, manager Arteta has been urged to offload two important attacking players. football.london delivers the latest developments from the Emirates.

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William Gallas singles out duo

Ex-Arsenal defender William Gallas has revealed his thoughts on what his former club ought to do during the summer window. The Frenchman believes both Gabriel Martinelli and Leandro Trossard should be moved on.

He told BoyleSports: "When Arsenal play on the counter-attack, I think sometimes the midfielders have to look for Viktor Gyokeres to give him the ball at the first opportunity.

"Gyokeres always asks for the ball in front, in the space, but he doesn't get the ball, because the midfielder wants to keep the ball. That is the style of Arsenal.

"He has scored goals but he hasn't scored enough goals so he has to reach a minimum 20 goals next season and it will be difficult for him if Arsenal are going to play the same way because he doesn't really dominate the league physically like he did in Portugal.

"Maybe you need a left winger because I don't know what has happened to Gabriel Martinelli, he's just not what he was, and Leandro Trossard is a good squad player but you need something else.

"When you've got a striker like Gyokeres, you need players to give him the ball to score the goals, and that's why maybe some of Arsenal's style has to change, or Arsenal need to change their striker."

Double raid on the cards

On the defensive front, reports indicate that Sporting CP duo Maxi Araujo and Ivan Fresneda are firmly on Arsenal's radar. Araujo caught the eye at left-back during the Gunners' recent Champions League encounter with Sporting.

Fresneda, who operates at right-back, also made his mark against Arsenal, completing the full first leg in Portugal while helping to restrict the visitors to just a single goal.

Record suggests that Arteta's side have already opened discussions for Araujo, who could command a fee of approximately £51m, though he does possess a £69m release clause in his existing contract.

Meanwhile, The Sun reports that Arsenal are equally keen on his team-mate Fresneda, whom the club have been monitoring since his days at Real Valladolid. He also has a reported £69m release clause written into his deal.