There's one thing that Mikel Arteta is very clear about when it comes to his Arsenal squad. As things stand, they are not ready to compete at both the upper ends of the Premier League and the Champions League.
"At the level that we want no," the Spaniard told football.london when asked if the Gunners could currently challenge on both fronts. "We didn’t have the capacity to do that as well with the Europa League so it’s part of that evolution. We have made a lot of good steps and strong steps in that journey and we have to continue. That never ends. We want to be better and the rest will be better, then the margins will be higher and we have to start to live with those standards and improve and be smarter."
As they seek to bridge that gap though, bringing in a man who has scored a winner in the Champions League final is probably not a bad place to start. football.london understands that Arsenal hold a genuine interest in Chelsea's Kai Havertz. As things stand there is still a long way to go in terms of agreement on a fee for the player. The Blues want £70million, but with two years left on his contract, Arsenal value him at a considerably lower fee.
