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Another busy summer awaits Arsenal with plenty of work for Mikel Arteta and Edu to get through in order to ensure progress made this season isn't squandered.
Fifth-place and Europa League qualification is certainly a step up from back-to-back eighth-placed finishes in the Premier League as well as a campaign without any European football. But make no mistake about it, the pressure will be on Arteta next season as fans will be expecting another top-four challenge and success in the aforementioned cup competition.
In order to complete this mission, the summer transfer window will be key and Arteta has already dropped a major hint with regards to his plans for 'taking the club to the next level' by sending a clear message to Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke.
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"After that we want to take the club to the next level and that’s the ambition," the Spaniard said ahead of the 5-1 win over Everton. "In order to do that we have a very clear plan and we want to execute it. There are no secrets, we need resources and we need to increase the quality and the depth of the squad while maintaining who we are as a club and the people that we have next to us. That’s going to be the challenge the following season."
So with that in mind, what needs to happen at Arsenal this summer for them to be in a good position to finally seal a return to the Champions League? Well, below takes a look at
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