Focus remains on Arsenal's nail-biting Premier League title race with Manchester City, but work behind-the-scenes is underway ahead of the summer transfer window.
The Gunners are set to oversee another busy summer this year after a terrific 2022/23 season. Mikel Arteta's side have bettered their expectations to be within a chance of winning their first league title in nearly 20 years after finishing fifth last campaign.
Arsenal are on course to finish slightly short of topping Man City, with Pep Guardiola's men on a different level to their league rivals in 2023 - winning 20 of their 27 games in all competitions. Yet finishing second is no failure and the upcoming window could be pivotal to next season's ambitions.
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As reported by football.london recently, the Gunners are keen to bolster their central defence options - with Crystal Palace's Marc Guehi a player of interest - as well as another central midfielder and a forward.
Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has flexed his financial muscle in recent years with over £500 million spent since 2018. And with Champions League football returning to the Emirates Stadium next season, there will be more money available.
Expectations around the club will change for next season and producing another attempt at becoming England's best team will be on the agenda. Former Arsenal defender Nigel Winterburn has insisted the north Londoners will need a number of reinforcements to challenge at the top again.
"It needs a few. We'll have Champions League football," he told AceOdds.com. "We haven't got any options with Tomiyasu out injured so we couldn't switch any of the centre halfs. Brought Kiwior in last night, but he's a young player.
"So we need a new right back, maybe another centre half, centre midfield player. Potentially another forward, we're not sure what's happening with a couple of the younger players.
"So they'll need to re-strengthen considerably because, I'll state the obvious, the Champions League is so much stronger than Europa League. So Arsenal will need a much stronger squad than they've had this season."
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