ARSENAL are quietly confident about their chances of making a marquee signing this summer, Ian Wright has revealed.
The Gunners are, baring an incredible continued dip in form, set to end the season in second place – although they’re still very much in with a chance of lifting their first Premier League title in nearly 20 years.
The success of Mikel Arteta’s troops on the pitch can be attributed to the acquisitions sporting director Edu has helped facilitate in recent years.
That fact isn’t lost on club legend Wright, who says the Brazilian believes the North Londoners will lure a big name to the Emirates this summer.
Arsenal’s former all-time leading goalscorer told The Athletic: “I went to the training ground the other day and I was with Edu and Mikel.
“And what’s happening now at the club is we’re not having to go out and cajole other people to come and join Arsenal.
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“They can see what we’re doing.
“Edu is saying his phone is ringing off the hook and they’re very confident about the calibre of player they’re going to sign.”
Arsenal find themselves second in the table and a point behind defending champions Manchester City after throwing away NINE points from an available 12 in their last four outings.
And although the pendulum has swung in favour of the Citizens, Wright believes the mentality of this current crop of Arsenal stars will see them refuse to concede the title race.
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He said: “If you’re going to challenge this City team, you’re going to have to come correct.
“Ideally, we want to finish as high as we can — we want to win it — but I’m excited about the next phase.
“When you speak to Edu and Mikel, everything is about winning, man. They just want to win.
“And even with some of those games we drew it’s only because we were trying to win. It’s a new mentality.
“We’re trying to win games, we’re not trying to sit off and say, ‘Let’s hold onto this.'”
Arsenal will bid to leapfrog City – who have a game in on them – to the summit of the table later this evening when they welcome struggling London rivals Chelsea to the Emirates.
Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
