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3 things Arsenal must do this summer after spending spree

By James Cormack

France's defender William Saliba arrives for a get-together, two days before the French national team leave for the upcoming Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament, at the team's training ground in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, outside Paris on November 14, 2022. - The week-long countdown to the World Cup in Qatar begins as the world's leading footballers focused their attention on one of the most controversial tournaments in history. The first World Cup to be held in the Arab world will kick off on November 20, 2022, when the host nation face Ecuador. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images)
France's defender William Saliba arrives for a get-together, two days before the French national team leave for the upcoming Qatar 2022 World Cup football tournament, at the team's training ground in Clairefontaine-en-Yvelines, outside Paris on November 14, 2022. - The week-long countdown to the World Cup in Qatar begins as the world's leading footballers focused their attention on one of the most controversial tournaments in history. The first World Cup to be held in the Arab world will kick off on November 20, 2022, when the host nation face Ecuador. (Photo by FRANCK FIFE / AFP) (Photo by FRANCK FIFE/AFP via Getty Images) /
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Is superior depth needed behind Bukayo Saka? (Photo by Will Palmer/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images)
Is superior depth needed behind Bukayo Saka? (Photo by Will Palmer/Sportsphoto/Allstar via Getty Images) /

3. Add depth before the start of Premier League season

Arsenal have added serious quality to their ranks already this summer and their squad has got deeper as a result. Mikel Arteta has also targeted players capable of performing various roles within his system.

If the Gunners don’t buy anyone else this summer, I’m sure many would be content with the business conducted, but that might leave the club vulnerable to enduring a similar fate to 2021/22 and 2022/23 when their lack of depth was eventually exposed.

The club’s return to the Champions League has increased the need for an even deeper squad, and there are a couple of positions where Arteta’s squad might be a little light. The manager wasn’t convinced by Bukayo Saka’s cover options last season, and no new additions have been signed out wide so far (although Havertz could possibly play wide right), and the potential exits of Kieran Tierney and Nuno Tavares will hasten the need for another left-back, even if Timber and Takehiro Tomiyasu are competent backup options.

The midfield currently appears to be a distinct area of strength following Rice’s arrival, but the club would be playing with fire if they opt to sell Partey along with Xhaka this summer. Overall, this will be an area to revisit closer to the summer deadline.

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