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Daily Mirror
Daily Mirror
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Dan Marsh

Mikel Arteta's transfer plan dispels Micah Richards' "second-rate" Arsenal claim

Arsenal may have missed out on a Champions League spot in the final weeks of last season, but their top-four heartbreak hasn't prevented Mikel Arteta from pulling off some seriously impressive work in the transfer market.

Arteta has already sealed deals for Gabriel Jesus, Fabio Vieira, Matt Turner and Marquinhos, and he is now on the brink of snapping up Oleksandr Zinchenko from Manchester City for £30million. The Spaniard was also backed handsomely by the Gunners hierarchy last summer, where he spent more than £140m on a clutch of hungry young talent.

The likes of Aaron Ramsdale, Ben White and Martin Odegaard all arrived at the Emirates Stadium for substantial sums - but Arsenal's lavish spending spree was not enough to end their painful Champions League exile.

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