Arsenal sit top of the table and eight points clear of second-placed Manchester City. Their season has surprised everyone and the business done in both the summer and January transfer windows has directly benefited the club’s ambitions for the season.
Mikel Arteta has been able to unify a group once fractured by bad characters and wantaway players to a side captained by the embodiment of his footballing philosophy in Martin Odegaard and filled with young rising stars and experienced world-class leaders. No matter how the season ends, the challenge is to make this season far more than a surprise and establish the club back at the top for seasons to come.
The summer transfer market will be the first indication of how this stunning campaign will impact the potential changes to the group. Both regarding the potential stars now attracted to a project that, as predicted, has gone, “Bang!” But also how sporting director Edu Gaspar reworks the group with some difficult decisions to be made regarding outgoings.
