Mikel Arteta hinted that Arsenal could break their transfer budget this summer to end silverware at the end of five years.
The Gunners have a large window with a new striker at the top of the list of sports director Andrea Berta.
Both Sporting Lisbon's Viktor Gyokeres and RB Leipzig's Benjamin Sesko are firmly on the radar of the North London club.
Both players would cost more than £ 60 million, in addition to the expected arrival of Martin Zubimendi of Real Sociedad, who is said to have a release clause of £ 51 million.
In anticipation of the Premier League match of Arsenal to Newcastle, Arteta said: 'The budget is like when you have your wedding: you plant your wedding with your wife and you give her a budget and it is never less, it is always more.
'If you build a house, it's always more. Normally this happens. You prepare for different scenarios. Then unfortunate things happen.
'There are so many variables that can happen, but there is a budget. There is always an idea of ​​what we can do, what we can improve, what the priorities will be and let's see if we can do it. '
Berta, formerly from Atletico Madrid, was appointed in March in his new role to replace EDU. This summer will be his first transfer window in Arsenal.
When asked if he and Berta are on different pages in terms of transfers, Arteta added: 'Well, if that happens, this means that we cannot explain ourselves well enough, and we are not clear enough about what we want. I guarantee you that did not happen.
'It didn't happen in five and a half years at Edu, and I guarantee you with Andrea (that didn't happen).
'They (club hierarchy) are good to say:' Look, Mikel, this and this is what we need. “I said,” Ok, go do it. ” And if (we) do not do that, it is because I will also ask many questions and we will do so much work that it will be so clear that this is what we don't have to do.
“Because we also learned a lot. Some of them (signing sessions) have worked really well and others did not. And we must learn from those (who have not worked) to ensure that we make the right calls. We are all people and unfortunately nobody here has a crystal ball. '
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