Arsenal spent more money in the last summer transfer window than any other Premier League club last year and it already looks like they’ll be close to repeating that feat this time around as Mikel Arteta hopes to bolster his squad ahead of the new season.
The Spanish coach built a small squad for the 2021/22 campaign as the Gunners had no European football to distract their domestic schedule, though that hampered them in the final weeks of the season as they chased Champions League qualification.
Injuries to Takehiro Tomiyasu, Thomas Partey and Kieran Tierney weakened their chances of finishing in the top four, with bitter rivals Spurs pipping them to Champions League football at the end of the campaign. The Gunners will now play in the UEFA Europa League next season and will need a bigger squad to deal with the rigours of playing twice a week if they want to progress in as many competitions as possible.
