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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Tom Blow

Arsenal's £238m reserves put spotlight back on Mikel Arteta's ambitions

The target for Mikel Arteta's Arsenal this season is to qualify for the Champions League - but should they be aiming higher?

Legendary manager Arsene Wenger was once hammered by the press and supporters for insisting a top-four finish was 'like winning a trophy' and perhaps those standards should be bestowed on Arteta's ambitious side after another summer of heavy spending.

Arsenal have spent well over £100million on five signings this window, meaning they've invested nearly £500m into the squad since ex-midfielder Edu - the man responsible for transfers - was appointed as their technical director in July 2019. That's a lot of cash.

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