Mikel Arteta is expected to add his Arsenal team in the summer while trying to build on a campaign in which his team has reached the semi-final of the Champions League
Arsenal came a step closer to a Champions League referee at the weekend, but some fans will already look ahead to the summer transfer window. The Gunners moved to 68 points with their draw in Liverpool, and two points of their last two games would make them mathematically sure of a top five finish.
The Gunners organize Newcastle in their penultimate fixture before ending the season to the bottom of the bottom of Southampton. After that, the focus will be on securing the new faces that are needed to help the side of Mikel Arteta compete for the following term.
“If you can't be the best, then you have to be the best of the rest. That is very important,” Arteta told BBC Radio 5 live when explaining hunger to secure this period.
“Again, today we play with ten men, half of our team injured, and some of them play when they should not, and yet we have done in a way that we have done for seven/eight months. That is what we have to demand of ourselves.”
There will be a lot in North Londs who think that a new striker should be at the top of the list, although exactly who is a matter of debate. Here Mirror Football offers the latest transmission lines from the Stadium of Emirates.
Gunners fail with Bernal Bid
Arsenal has seen a seven-digit bid for Chelsea-Jongere Freddy Bernal, has been claimed. The blues are said to be determined to keep the 16-year-old keeper, despite the fact that Arsenal offers £ 1.25 million for a player who is still waiting for his senior debut.
Bernal played five times in the Premier League under 18 this season, including starts in the last two games, because Chelsea ended up just behind Arsenal in the southern section. He was also mentioned in the English Under-18 Squaf for a trio of March internationals, although he remained on the couch against the Czech Republic, France and Portugal.
Arsenal added two young keepers to their team in the summer, with Lucas Nygaard and Tommy Setford respectively from Nordsjaelland and Ajax. Both can be seen in Premier League 2 this period, while Setford Matchday made squadrons in the Premier League and Champions League.
Neville says that Arsenal needs two attackers
The problems of Arsenal at the front leave them two new attackers, according to Pundit Gary Neville. The former Manchester United man believes that the Gunners need an Orthodox number nine and another new face, after he was missing while he missed injured Duo Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus.
“It doesn't necessarily have to be a 25-30 goal striker,” Neville told Sky Sports. “It is not Olivier Giroud – but it needs someone who can play the position, who knows how other people can get into play, who can connect a bit with Martin Odegaard, who can make that kind of connection with the broad players.
“And they also need an attacker. So they need two attackers, there must be more a central striker and one is someone who can come out of wide, but is a target threat.”
Trossard contract talks start
According to the post transfer discussions, Arsenal has opened with Leandro Trossard. The current deal of the Belgian runs until 2026, but the new deal would be said to hold him in North Londs until 2029.
Clubs in the Saudi Pro League have been tipped to test the Detention of Arsenal this summer after Al-STIHAD failed with an offer in September. The Jeddah club eventually brought former Spurs wing player Steven Bergwijn, who reached double digits in his first season, but they could still come back for Trossard.
The Arsenal star, 30, played a role this season in each of Arsenal's Premier League and Champions League matches. He has a total of 10 goals and nine assists in all competitions, with eight of those goals in the competition.
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