Arsenal must forget their Champions League disappointment as a busy summer transfer window awaits, with Alexandre Lacazette likely to exit.
The Gunners had looked odds-on to seal a top-four finish entering the final weeks of a positive Premier League campaign, but Mikel Arteta's side faltered when it mattered most, losing two of their final three games to finish fifth behind rivals Tottenham. Arsenal's meek loss at Newcastle in gameweek 37 made a final-day thrashing of Everton a hollow victory, though the damage was really done with a crushing 3-0 north London derby reverse on May 12 - and now Antonio Conte's Spurs will be playing Champions League football instead next term.
Arteta and his squad can take a number of positives from the 2021/22 season, but it is clear that a young, talented group of players need experienced heads and a little star quality if they are to realise their ambitions. With that in mind, Arteta and technical director Edu are already hard at work looking to add to Arsenal's options in the transfer market.
