Named: Arsenal’s ‘TWENTY-ONE summer transfer targets’ on remarkable wishlist including Chelsea’s Joao Pedro, two Tottenham stars and five £100m+ movers

A list of Arsenal’s transfer targets for the summer window has been published – revealing a number of surprise failed moves, including for Chelsea striker Joao Pedro.The Premier League champions made five major additions in the transfer window, at a cost of almost £200million, while also engaging in a well-publicised failed pursuit of Real Madrid superstar Vinicius Junior.The Brazilian features on a 21-man list of players Arsenal did not sign – but did target – revealed after the closing of the transfer window. Joao Pedro is among the most eye-catching, among nine Premier League players listed, along with Tottenham centre back duo Micky van der Ven and Cristian Romero. Van der Ven stayed at struggling Spurs and signed a new contract while Romero moved to Atletico Madrid for £34m.Arsenal have been hunting for a new superstar attacker to boost their bid to win the Champions League for the first time in their history and Julian Alvarez and Vinicius are joined on the list by Bradley Barcola, who Liverpool signed for £123m, and Real Madrid’s £120m purchase Yan Diomande.Sandro Tonali, Elliot Anderson and Morgan Rogers, who signed for Tottenham, Manchester City and Chelsea for £100m, £116m and £117m, are also included. Morgan Rodgers (centre) and Joao Pedro (right) were both on Arsenal’s list of targets Julian Alvarez was also wanted by Arsenal but a move from Atletico didn’t materialiseArsenal pursued Aston Villa forward Rogers for much of the early summer but were ultimately beaten to him by their London rivals.The full list, published by the BBC, adds: Kenan Yildiz (Juventus), Nico Paz, Jacobo Ramon (both Como) Malick Fofana (Lyon), Jeremy Monga, Louis Page (both Leicester City), Ivan Fresneda (Sporting Lisbon) and Tarik Muharemovic (Sassuolo).The remaining names from the Premier League are: Eli Junior Kroupi, Alex Scott (both Bournemouth) and Amadou Onana (Aston Villa).The inclusion of Joao Pedro will particularly catch the eye ahead of Arsenal’s game against Chelsea on Sunday. The Blues were adamant their Brazilian No 9 was not for sale this summer, and the BBC report Arsenal had ‘concerns over how he would fit into Mikel Arteta’s system’.Arsenal did recruit from the Premier League, bringing in Bruno Guimaraes, Ezri Konsa and back-up goalkeeper Illan Meslier from Newcastle, Villa and Leeds. Christos Tzolis joined from Club Brugge and Piero Hincapie’s loan from Bayer Leverkusen was made permanent.Guimaraes signed ahead of Tonali and Scott due to factors including availability and age and the move by sporting director Andrea Berta is reported to have been ‘well recieved’ at the Emirates. Bradley Barcola featured on Arsenal’s list but signed for Liverpool instead Arsenal looked at a number of Premier League names including Eli Junior KroupiArsenal had made it clear from the start that they planned to substantially invest in their squad this summer, after winning the Premier League title for the first time in 22 years in May.Back then, co-chairman Josh Kroenke said: ‘Right now there are other teams that are already trying to strengthen to come at us for next season. So we need to be aware of that.’We’ve already had a few conversations about different areas that we think we can improve – both on and off the pitch. We are looking forward to getting that going this summer.’Last week Daily Mail Sport revealed assistant manager Gabriel Heinze had reached out to Inter Milan’s Lautaro Martinez – a fellow Argentine – over a potential move late in the window. Inter refused to engage.The lack of a superstar attacker has left some Arsenal fans disappointed by manager Arteta insists he is satisfied with their business and their attempts at signings.Ahead of facing Chelsea, when asked if boxes had been ticked over recruitment, he said: ‘Yeah, 100 per cent ticked.’The outcome after can be different to what you expect, but the intention is certainly there, which is, in my opinion, what I value the most.’Arsenal’s record signing remains the £105m deal to buy Declan Rice from West Ham United in 2023.