Arsenal transfer news: Mikel Arteta outlines intention to bulk up Gunners squad for return to Europe

Mikel Arteta is expecting Arsenal to be busy in the summer transfer window.

The Gunners trimmed their squad significantly back in the January, allowing five players to leave, as they were able to focus solely on the Premier League.

Next season, however, Arsenal should be back in European competition as they look set to qualify for either the Champions League or Europa League.

And asked if he expected a busy summer, Arteta said: “I am expecting so, yes.

“I think both competitions [the Champions League and Europa League] require a much larger squad because the amount of games you play is much bigger in both, so I don’t think [which you qualify for] makes a lot of difference or changes a lot.

“If you can financially afford it and we don’t have to do the turnaround in the squad that we’ve had to do, if you ask me what I want it’s 22 outfield players and three goalkeepers.

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“You have to come a long way in the aspects that you see on the pitch, it’s a lot of things that have to be put in place, and that takes