Bukayo Saka and Ben White lay out integration plan for Mikel Arteta new Arsenal squad additions

We have often talked about the character and personality of this current Arsenal team, the fight, passion and emotion that it shows.

The most exciting part is that it's only just getting started.

Two consecutive eighth-place finishes in the league and failing to qualify for European football for the first time in over 20 years sure did hurt. But then knowing the Hale End prospects were coming through as well as seeing a clear change of transfer strategy, a sense of hope that things would soon start to look up again returned.

It was heavily questioned at the time, but Arsenal's £150 million shopping spree last summer is undeniably paying off. All six signings have become important parts of Mikel Arteta's squad, with the majority playing a key role in the push for a Champions League spot this season.

Martin Odegaard, Aaron Ramsdale and Takehiro Tomiyasu have all been immense in particular, as has Ben White.

The 24-year-old arrived in north London with a lot of pressure on his shoulders. It took a £50 million fee to convince Brighton & Hove Albion to sell, which meant he became Arsenal's most expensive defender.

Talent, potential, attitude and character are all valuable signs to look out for when searching for new signings of course, especially to Arteta. But as the Spaniard looks to continue his rebuild of a strong Gunners side with the aim of competing at the highest level, reliability is also at the forefront.

Before his breakthrough season with the Seagulls, White spent the 2019/20 campaign on loan at Leeds United. Under the guidance of Marcelo Bielsa, the Englishman completed the full 90 minutes of every single Championship game, 46 in total, without picking up an injury.

At Brighton, White was in the Premier League