Arsenal still have slim hopes of lifting the Premier League title as they preapre to take on Newcastle this weekend.
The Gunners travel to St James' Park on Sunday aiming to overhaul Manchester City's current one-point advantage. It will not be easy though with Arsenal set to return of the crime of their Champions League collapse last term.
Ahead of the trip north, Liverpool defender Trent Alexander-Arnold has given his view on the title race, whilst the Gunners' transfer budget for next season has been confirmed. Read the best headlines coming out of the Emirates Stadium over the past 24 hours:
Alexander-Arnold gives title verdict
Liverpool star Alexander-Arnold claims it is "obvious" that Man City will now beat Arsenal to the 2022/23 Premier League title.
When asked about the title race, Alexander-Arnold told Red Bull : "The league's obvious now and I've said it for a while. If City are even anywhere close, if they smell blood at Christmas, New Year - it's game over really, there's no stopping them once they start winning and now at this point, I'd be surprised if they drew a game.
"I think it's just got to be mindset, I think it's just the messaging because they don't even go behind in games at this point. There's no messing around, there's no scares, there’s no ups and downs."
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Summer warchest confirmed
Mikel Arteta has been told that he has a considerable amount to spend this summer as he attempts to refresh his Arsenal squad.
According to The Independent, the Gunners boss has been told that he will be able to spend around £150m this summer. That amount will be financed via a couple of methods.
The club’s owners the Kroenkes will provide a portion of the investment, whilst an array of club sales will also add to their spending power. A number of players including Kieran Tierney, Reiss Nelson, Folarin Balogun, Nuno Tavares and Nicolas Pepe could all be allowed to leave the Emirates Stadium this summer.
Arsenal 'confident' of Saliba deal
Arteta has insisted Arsenal are determined to keep France defender William Saliba despite growing concern over his long term future.
Arsenal have activated a 12 month extension option on Saliba’s current deal securing him until 2024 but there has so far been a stalemate on the 22-year-old’s contract talks. The Gunners boss claims Edu is 'confident' of finding an agreement.
He said: "I think he [Saliba] has been incredible since he came back from his loan period and we want to reward him, that is for sure. We will find the right moment to do that.
“Obviously Edu and the board are on top of every negotiation regarding new contracts and now we are doing everything we possibly can to do that in the right moment at the right time. The communication and the relationship is super. It is about timing, I think. Nothing else.”
