With the summer transfer window officially opening tomorrow, I would like to think Mikel Arteta and technical director Edu have a clear plan laid out in front of them. Thankfully, judging by the transfer links doing the rounds, that would certainly appear to be the case.
Gabriel Jesus and Youri Tielemans have emerged as two leading candidates as of right now, with more talks planned with both players once they are back from international duty, according to various reports. However, as we all know, things can change quickly in the market. Deals fall through, demands aren't met and players change their minds.
For Arsenal, these are scenarios that have occurred before and with so much to get done over the coming months, there will be a fear of history repeating itself. The good news is that contingency plans already seem to be in place, with other names such as Gianluca Scamacca, Richarlison and Oleksandr Zinchenko also in the fold.