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Bradley Barcola: Arsenal retain an interest in Paris Saint-Germain forward after missing out on Morgan Rogers to Chelsea

Arsenal have missed out on signing Morgan Rogers after the Aston Villa forward moved to Chelsea for a record £117m; Andrea Berta has a special way of dealing with transfer targets - and lines up three or four targets for each position; Bradley Barcola could leave PSG this summer

Arsenal retain an interest in Bradley Barcola after missing out on Morgan Rogers to Chelsea, according to Sky Sports News' Dharmesh Sheth.

Arsenal's top transfer target Rogers joined Chelsea in £117m deal - which is a new record for a British player.

Sky Sports News has reported this summer that PSG could allow Barcola to leave this summer and may not stand in his way if the right offer comes in.

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"Barcola is someone to look out for," Sheth told a special Sky Sports podcast analysing Arsenal's transfer window so far.

"[PSG] are very, very interested in Yan Diomande and are trying to get a deal done for him to strengthen that attack.

"If you go back to last season, in PSG's biggest games - the Champions League quarter-finals with Liverpool, the semi-finals against Bayern Munich and the final against Arsenal in Budapest - Kvicha Kvaratshkelia, Ousmane Dembele and Desire Doue started all of them.

"Barcola was the odd man out. Firstly, is he going to be happy to do that again next season? But if Diomande turns up as well, where does Barcola find himself on the pecking order?

"It seems to be a very good fit if Arsenal bring in someone like Barcola."

While Arsenal ranked Rogers as their top transfer target, it does not mean that the Gunners have been hampered in bringing in a new winger.

Mikel Arteta's side have already replaced Leandro Trossard with Christos Tzolis - while Arsenal's sporting director Andrea Berta has a unique way of dealing with transfer targets.

"If you look at how Arsenal been doing their business since Berta came in, it isn't: 'we're going to focus on one player and that's it.' It's too risky a strategy," added Sheth.

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Sky Sports News reporter Dharmesh Sheth outlines how Arsenal missed out on getting Morgan Rogers, who moved to Chelsea instead, and addresses whether Gunners fans should be concerned about their transfer business so far

"So what they try and do three or four targets in each position that they're looking to recruit in. And they will try and get their ducks in a row with all four players, get as far down the line with deals with all four players.

"And then they take a step back and say: 'what is the best value on the pitch, off the pitch?'

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"Then they will have a further discussion with Mikel Arteta, with everyone who's involved in the recruitment, and then decide which player to go for.

"Rogers was the No 1 target and they've missed out on him. Yes, it's a bit of a blow. But they clearly weren't prepared to go in with £117m for him. It doesn't mean the window is a write-off.

"They will have got other deals in the background that they are looking at. That is what they will revert to."