Mikel Arteta hinted that Arsenal are hunting for new signings to take the club to a ‘different dimension’ and promised transfer plans will become ‘very concrete’ soon.
The Gunners ended their 22-year wait to be Premier League champions last season after three consecutive campaigns of finishing second.
The title holders are now looking to kick on having endured a quiet summer of business thus far.
Christos Tzolis (£36million) and Illan Meslier (free transfer) have arrived, while Piero Hincapie’s loan from Bayer Leverkusen has been made permanent.
Though it’s a marquee signing that the north London club craves.
Arsenal are interested in a sensational move for Vinicius Junior, if the Brazilian decides against signing a contract extension at Real Madrid.
Christos Tzolis (£36million, above) and Illan Meslier (free transfer) have arrived, while Piero Hincapie’s (above) loan from Bayer Leverkusen has been made permanent
Arsenal are training in Girona ahead of a pre-season friendly against the Spanish side on Saturday
There is also still interest in Atletico Madrid forward Julian Alvarez, while the Gunners remain determined to reach an agreement to sign Newcastle’s Bruno Guimaraes.
Arteta said: ‘A lot is happening. From ownership to the board, the sporting director and myself, we know that we want to take this club to a different level.
‘That is going to require a better squad, better individuals. We have identified where we have opportunities to grow and to improve and to evolve our game and what is going to be needed to achieve that.
‘Hopefully very soon we can start to put things in a very concrete way.
‘Excellence has to be our standard and this has to drive to attack the future. The way we behave daily with more and more determination and ambition because we’ve shown that we’ve got it.
‘Now we have to show that we belong to this level and we want to increase and take this football club to a different dimension.’
The Gunners are training in Girona ahead of a pre-season friendly against the Spanish side on Saturday.
Meanwhile, it’s understood that Christian Norgaard has picked up an injury and is unlikely to be available for Saturday’s match.
