Qualification for next season's Champions League will mark a huge improvement on Arsenal's ninth-place finish of 2020/21.
Mikel Arteta came under pressure throughout the previous campaign and getting the Gunners back into Europe will have been a priority for the Spaniard back in August.
Getting back into Europe's elite competition for the first-time since 2016 would be an added bonus, but it could also be essential to the club completing some high-priority business.