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Arsenal are guaranteed a top-six finish this season, and although Champions League qualification is still up for grabs, Mikel Arteta can take some encouragement from the fact that European football will return to the Emirates in some capacity next season.

However, there remains an acceptance within the walls of London Colney that a lot of work must still be done in order to continue the club's progress on and off the pitch, especially if they want to close the gap on those around them. The next big opportunity to do that will be in the summer, and Arteta has admitted that he expects it to be a busy one.

"I am expecting so, yes," he said. "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 one you qualify for] makes a lot of difference or changes a lot."

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"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."

The Gunners currently have 18 outfield players, meaning at least