2024–25 Arsenal F.C. season

The 2024–25 season is Arsenal Football Club's 33rd season in the Premier League, their 99th consecutive season in the top flight of English football, and 108th season in the top flight overall. In addition to the domestic league, Arsenal will also participate in this season's editions of the FA Cup, EFL Cup and UEFA Champions League, the latter of which will be their 39th European campaign. The season covers the period from 1 July 2024 to 30 June 2025.

Background
The 2023–24 campaign was a record-breaking season for Arsenal. They kicked off their campaign by winning the FA Community Shield for the 17th time in their history.

The Gunners were the third-youngest team in the 2023–24 Premier League with an average starting age of 25 years and 158 days. They scored 91 goals in the Premier League, their highest-ever total in the competition. It was the most they had netted in a league campaign since 1952–53. Arteta's side conceded just 29 goals in the Premier League – five fewer than the second-lowest team. This was Arsenal's best defensive record for 20 years. They finished with a goal difference of +62 in the division, their highest-ever total in the competition's history. The Gunners kept 18 clean sheets (7 at home, 11 on the road) in the league, five more than the second-highest sides.

Arsenal won 28 Premier League games in the 2023–24 season, their highest tally in a top-flight campaign since 1970–71. The Gunners picked up 89 points, the second-highest total in their history. However, this was still not enough to win the Premier League title. Arteta's side ended their season as runners-up – the third-best second-placed team in the competition's history – two points behind champions Manchester City.

After a six-year absence, Arsenal started their 20th UEFA Champions League campaign since the 1992–93 season in September 2023. They finished the group stage as winners of Group B, with the highest goal difference of any team (+12). The Gunners progressed to the quarter-final of the Champions League for the first time since 2009–10, ending a run of seven consecutive last-16 eliminations in the competition. Their first Champions League campaign in seven years finished in the last eight, after a 3–2 aggregate loss to German side Bayern Munich.

Pre-season
The UEFA Euro 2024 took place in Germany from 14 June to 14 July. Ten Arsenal players (excluding players who were loaned out) were named in squads for the tournament: Leandro Trossard (Belgium), Aaron Ramsdale, Declan Rice and Bukayo Saka (England), William Saliba (France), Kai Havertz (Germany), Jorginho (Italy), Jakub Kiwior (Poland), David Raya (Spain), and Oleksandr Zinchenko (Ukraine). Raya became a Euro 2024 winner as Spain beat England 2–1 in the final.

Gabriel Magalhães and Gabriel Martinelli were named in Brazil's squad for the 2024 Copa América, which was held in the United States from 20 June to 14 July. Brazil were eliminated in the quarter-finals on 6 July.

On 24 June, Arsenal announced that Estonian goalkeeper and academy graduate Karl Hein had signed a new contract.

It was reported on 15 July that the first-team players who hadn't been away on international duty at Euro 2024 or Copa América were back to the London Colney training ground for pre-season training.

On 21 July, manager Arteta named an initial 26-man squad – including twelve academy players – for the trip to the United States where they would play three friendlies.

First-team transfers (summer transfer window)
The Premier League summer transfer window runs from 14 June to 30 August 2024. Arsenal announced on 3 June that they were to release 22 players, two of whom, Mohamed Elneny and Cédric Soares, made 161 and 64 appearances for the Gunners' first-team in all competitions respectively.

On 4 July, Arsenal confirmed that they had completed the permanent signing of 28-year-old Spanish goalkeeper and reigning Premier League Golden Glove winner David Raya from Premier League side Brentford on a long-term deal after the Spaniard's initial loan spell with the Gunners in 2023–24. The transfer fee was reported to be £27 million. He is the fifteenth player from Spain to represent Arsenal's first team.

On 15 July, the club announced the departures of two first-team players. Belgian midfielder Albert Sambi Lokonga joined La Liga side Sevilla on a season-long loan. Portuguese defender Nuno Tavares joined Serie A side Lazio on a one-year loan.

First-team coaching staff
Note:
 * On 6 May 2022, Arsenal announced that Arteta had signed a new contract to the end of the 2024–25 campaign.

First-team squad
There are twenty-four players in the first-team squad: three goalkeepers, eight defenders, seven midfielders, and six forwards. Three other first-team players were out on loan.

Notes:
 * Squad numbers last updated on 15 July 2024.
 * Flags indicate national team as defined under FIFA eligibility rules. Players may hold more than one non-FIFA nationality.
 * Player* – Player who joined Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season.
 * Player† – Player who departed Arsenal permanently or on loan during the season.
 * Player (HG) – Player who fulfils the Premier League's "Home Grown Player" criteria.
 * Player (CT) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "club-trained player" criteria.
 * Player (AT) – Player who fulfils UEFA's "association-trained player" criteria.

Board and management team
Note: Vinai Venkatesham left his position of Chief Executive Officer in summer 2024.

New contracts
The following Arsenal players signed their first or new professional contracts with the club.

Released
The following players from Arsenal's first team, under-21s and under-18s squads were released by the club.

Transfers in
The following players joined Arsenal permanently and signed professional contracts with the club.

Total expenditure: £27.8 million (excluding potential add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)

Transfers out
Total income: £4.0 million (excluding potential add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures)

Loans in
The following players joined Arsenal on loan and signed professional contracts with the club.

Total expenditure: £0.0 million (excluding purchase options and additional fees)

Loans out

 * Date‡ – Loan was originally scheduled to last to until end of the season but was curtailed.

Total income: £0.0 million (excluding undisclosed figures)

Overall transfer activity
Note: All loan fees included. All potential add-ons, bonuses and undisclosed figures excluded.

Kits
Supplier: Adidas / Sponsor: Fly Emirates / Sleeve sponsor: Visit Rwanda

Kit information
This is Adidas's sixth year supplying Arsenal kit, having taken over from Puma at the beginning of the 2019–20 season.


 * Home: The club revealed their new home kit for the 2024–25 season on 16 May 2024. The kit uses Arsenal's traditional colours of red and white. The shirt has a red body and white sleeves with blue stripes on the collar and shoulders, and is complemented by white shorts and red socks. Red shorts may be used in some away games when there will be a colour clash with the home team's kit. This is the first time the club's iconic cannon has featured outside the crest on the home shirt since 1989–90. The kit was launched alongside a film named The Year of the Cannon.
 * Away: On 18 July, the Gunners released their new away kit, which honours the connection between the club, North London, and Africa, recognising Arsenal's African players and supporters. The shirt has a black base with red-and-green stripes on the collar and shoulders, and is combined with black shorts and black socks. A white zig-zag graphic runs down the arms and flanks of the torso. White shorts may be used in some away games when there will be a colour clash with the home team's kit. The kit was launched with an accompanying video named From Africa to Arsenal and back again 🌍.
 * Third:
 * Goalkeeper: The new goalkeeper kits are based on Adidas's goalkeeper template for the season.

Pre-season and friendlies
On 23 February 2024, Arsenal announced that they would travel to the United States in July to play friendlies against fellow Premier League sides Manchester United and Liverpool. Two home friendlies were then announced in June, versus reigning Bundesliga champions Bayer Leverkusen and Ligue 1 side Lyon. A third and final friendly in the United States was confirmed in July, against Bournemouth, another Premier League side.

Matches
The league fixtures were announced on 18 June 2024. A selection of fixtures will be rescheduled for live TV coverage in the UK, or due to clashing with domestic or European cup competitions.

FA Cup
As a Premier League side, Arsenal will enter the FA Cup in the third round in January 2025.

EFL Cup
The Gunners will enter the EFL Cup in the third round in September 2024 as one of the Premier League teams participating in UEFA competitions.

League phase
Arsenal's UEFA club coefficient was 72.000 points at the end of the previous campaign. They will be in Pot 2 for the league phase draw, which will be held on 29 August 2024.

International call-ups
The following nine Arsenal players (excluding players who departed the club permanently or on loan) were named in their respective countries' senior squads for international fixtures during the season.

''The list is sorted by national team and player, respectively. Players with no senior national team call-ups not included in the list.''