Arsenal set for ‘significant’ summer investment even without Champions League - Paper Round

Arsenal planning summer spending spree Arsenal are still planning to spend big this summer, despite the fact that they are unlikely to qualify for next season’s edition of the Champions League. The Telegraph reveal that the Gunners are hoping to improve the squad and will still target the same players. The club are prioritising a striker and have Gabriel Jesus, Jonathan David, Tammy Abraham, Dominic Calvert-Lewin and Moussa Dembele on their shortlist.

Elsewhere, Youri Tielemans, Ruben Neves and Florian Grillitsch are being touted as midfield options, while Scotland’s Aaron Hickey has been identified as a potential signing at full-back. Ad/> /> Transfers‘It feels right’ — Stanway joins Bayern Munich from Man City16 HOURS AGO Paper Round’s view: Arsenal will be relying on their reputation, the recruitment team and manager Mikel Arteta to pull the strings in their summer spending spree. Their targets will need to be convinced of the project in north London.

The Gunners have come so close to a top-four finish with a young and exciting squad, which could help in negotiations. However, it is likely that players like Jesus, Tielemans and Neves would want to move to clubs playing in the Champions League. The club will need to compile deep shortlists in case they cannot sign their top targets if they miss out on top four this Sunday.

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