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Bailey Keogh

Arsenal and Mikel Arteta handed key vindication with two transfers amid summer spending spree

Arsenal had a busy summer transfer window, to say the least. The north Londoners were keen to end their six-year UEFA Champions League hiatus this season after falling at the final hurdle last term, with local rivals Tottenham Hotspur pipping them to fourth place in May. Since then, technical director Edu splashed the cash, spending in excess of £110 million on five first-team players.

Talented centre-forward Gabriel Jesus, highly-rated Portuguese playmaker Fabio Vieira, American goalkeeper Matt Turner, young winger Marquinhos and versatile full-back Oleksandr Zinchenko all arrived at the Emirates Stadium, which completed Mikel Arteta's set of incomings.

With the Gunners looking to get back into the Champions League, Edu’s summer signings helped propel Arteta’s side to the top of the Premier League ahead of the World Cup. With that being said, football.london rates all the summer signings made by Edu and Arteta.

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