BOSS Mikel Arteta predicts Arsenal will make a late transfer splurge as “there are still a lot of things to be done”.
Tammy Abraham, James Maddison and Bernardo Silva have all been linked with joining the Gunners’ three summer recruits so far – Albert Lokonga, Nuno Tavares and £50million Ben White arrived earlier this summer.
And ahead of Friday night’s Premier League opener at Brentford, Arteta admits he needs more quality after Arsenal finished a tame eighth last season.
The Spaniard said: “It’s been a difficult transfer window and probably a lot of things will happen in the last week or so.
“They (fans) need to be excited and see a team capable of competing.
“Our history is related to that. That’s the aim. And that should be the objective.
‘”Anything is possible and there are still a lot of things to be done.”
Freshening up the Gunners’ attacking options is one priority.
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And it’s understood England frontman Abraham would rather join Arsenal than Roma, despite Chelsea agreeing a £36m fee with the Italians.
But Maddison could cost anything from £60m to £100m – as Foxes’ boss Brendan Rodgers rates the Three Lions’ playmaker as highly as Manchester City’s £100m new boy James Grealish.
Etihad midfielder Silva would be a cheaper alternative, but it’s thought the Portugal superstar is more interested in joining Atletico Madrid or Barcelona.
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Source: Soccer - thesun.co.uk
