This summer transfer window is going to be a hugely important one for Arsenal and Mikel Arteta.
The north Londoners made big strides in the right direction this season but are ultimately set to miss out on the Premier League title to Manchester City. Closing the gap to City is the goal this summer and to beat Pep Guardiola, they need to think like him.
Midfielder Ilkay Gundogan was entering the final 12 months of his contract at the Etihad Stadium last summer but Guardiola made it clear that he would rather take the chance of losing the German international for free this summer than receive a small fee for him at the end of the 2021/22 campaign. Arsenal should take note of this approach when it comes to Granit Xhaka's future with the club.
