Arsenal are currently sitting pretty at the top of the Premier League table but according to reports, Mikel Arteta is already plotting for similar joy next season.
As things stand, the Gunners sit eight points clear of their nearest challengers, reigning champions Manchester City, but are planning ahead so they can sustain a similar title tilt next term. Since his appointment as manager in late 2019, Arteta has drastically increased the technial quality of his squad with signings like club captain Martin Odegaard and talismanic forward Gabriel Jesus.
With that in mind, the Gunners boss is clearly in no mood to put a halt to that kind of transfer momentum any time soon. Fresh reports have emerged that West Ham skipper Declan Rice has already been earmarked by those at the top of the Arsenal hierarchy as next summer's priority signing.
