Arsenal isn’t winning the PL this term, but they could do so next season. Man City have proved they are the real deal in the PL. Arsenal needs to devise a plan to outwit the Citizens, but things may be different next season. This season will surely motivate us for the seasons to come, as Mikel Arteta admits, “In a sense, yes. But with the level that is required to fight for the Premier League the way we want to fight and to be in the Champions League, and fight in the way that we have to fight in the Champions League, it’s a lot to think about.”
Mikel Arteta knows that he can’t depend on how good his side was this season. How good Arsenal has been may not be enough next season, as some teams who’ve struggled this season may be better in the next campaign.
Liverpool, Manchester United, and Chelsea may take advantage of the summer transfer window to regroup and be a threat next season. In fact it is obvious that all the top betting sites like 188BET are sure to make Man City favourites to win the League once again next season, with Arsenal, Man United, Newcastle and Liverpool also vying to chase a place in the Top Four, and surely Chelsea, with Pochettino trying to forge a completely new team out of all these multi-million pound new players will also have to be considered if Poch can knock them into shape.
To avoid other teams reaching the heights he has raised Arsenal to, Arteta has five deals he wants to complete, according to the Daily Mirror.
He has three midfielders, Declan Rice (who reportedly has a £90 million bid from the Emirates for his services), Moises Caicedo, and Mason Mount, who Arteta is said to be keen on upgrading his midfield. Besides the trio, he has a centre-half, a full-back, and a right-winger transfer in his plans.
While these five are signed, there will be a need for players to make way. The report says that Kieran Tierney, Emile Smith-Rowe, Folarin Balogun, and Charlie Patino are some of the talents they predict could be on their way out of the Emirates, and the fact is that there could be even more unexpected departures after Arteta told the media that there would have to be some “tough decisions” made in the summer.
But if this report turns out to be true, do you think that these ins-and-outs would be enough for us to challenge Man City next season?
Do not sell Smith Rowe. Give him a chance in Xhaka’s place. He’s as talented as Nelli, Saka and Ødegaard
The Daily Mirror, a font of all knowledge and wisdom or merely a tabloid rag?
Arteta has got to be ruthless, ESR may need to go, we need a tall, strong,Pacy and skilful players if we want to compete next season,
We can get Onana as backup, I’m not convinced with Rice and Caicedo, we need Savic, Cancelo, Camavinga , just my thoughts.
Your not convinced by Caicedo ?
Onana is the one I’m not convinced about. However, absolutely no doubt that Caicedo and Rice would be very good for us. Cancelo definitely yes (the best all round full back in PL imo).
One other player I keep going on about is MUHAMMAD KUDUS !
That kid has a real physical presence, look back on the game between Everton vs Arsenal earlier in the season, he eases and brushes Odegaard aside with minimum fuss
Still am aware these powerful players are not the gaffer type.
Gunsmoke, do you mean Onana ? If so, yes he is very tall (and gangly) but to me Caicedo is a better footballer, more cultured (but still powerful) and seemingly more versatile. Don’t really know how good Onana will ever be. Nothing against him, but he’s not my type of footballer.
These guys play out of their skin against us in order to prove a point. Look at how Caicedo was on Sunday. He definitely wants to be at Arsenal next season. He looks the business but you probably recognise that. Rice will succeed for sure wherever he ends up.
Arsenal need to get their recruitment right, the areas that are constantly mention shows we knows where the necessary reinforcement needed.
We must get these deals across the line before the big clash at MetLife
I do not believe we are going to get 5 players. We may get 3 players. 5 only if we loose a couple of key players (with Tierney & Xhaka possible departures.).
This is the best time to sell Smith-Rowe. We shouldn’t repeat Maitland-Niles’ mistake. Keep Tierney please and keep Xhaka for another season.
Bring in those 3 midfielders, dispose of Elneny and get a quality competition for Saka, and we’d be good to go
We definitely need few additions but to talk about an overhaul, I’m not too sure.