SAD NEWS: Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang Is Gone…

Because of Matteo Guendouzi’s sell-on clause, Arsenal will have a higher Financial Fair Play (FFP) standing going into the summer transfer window.

In 2021, the midfield player signed with Marseille after leaving the Emirates Stadium. The French club had paid the Gunners about £730,000 a year for his loan services, and when the permanent deal was finalized upon a year later, they received £9 million.

Mikel Arteta wanted more players, and as the summer transfer window closed, he had already added over £200 million worth of potential to his squad. However, the club was mindful of FFP limitations and required incoming funding to support additional agreements.

It seems that Guendouzi’s Marseille contract’s 15 percent sell-on clause might be advantageous to his previous team in that context. But the Frenchman only signed a loan agreement before joining SS Lazio in Italy at the beginning of this season, thus Arsenal received £130,000 as part of the loan payment.

But now that Lazio has fulfilled their commitment to buy the 25-year-old on a permanent basis, North London officials will finally have access to the entire sum of money before the summer transfer window of 2024. They can’t end lower than 12th in Serie A as a result of their 1-0 victory over Genoa on Friday night; this is the precise provision that, according to reports in Italy, sets off his permanent departure.