Mikel Arteta and Arsenal are just one step away from completing the 'process'

“I would say be excited”.

It is six years to the day since Arsenal director, Josh Kroenke, spoke those fabled words and had fans dreaming of a new, glorious dawn in the post-Arsène Wenger era.

To his credit, the weeks that followed did not disappoint: Kieran Tierney and William Saliba arrived from Celtic and AS Saint-Étienne respectively, while a club-record spend was made as Nicolas Pepe sealed his £72m move from LOSC Lille.

But the excitement truly ramped up when Mikel Arteta came in and his own fabled term ‘trust the process’ – long the object of ridicule in football circles – now seems to be just one step away from achieving its own triumphant end.

Never before have Arsenal acted with such speed and intent to fix their last remaining issues across the squad. After our ‘excuses’ in 2022/23 (too inexperienced) and 2024/25 (injury crises and a lack of strikers), the club have finally addressed all weak links with this 2025 summer splurge and are ready to end their trophy drought.

If Arsenal can sign Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze, then the ‘process’ will finally be complete

Well, actually, there is still one more crucial piece of business to attend to: the Gunners must buy a new left winger.

The boss knows it and plans are already in place to make a deal happen, with the Athletic reporting how Arsenal retain interest in Crystal Palace star Eberechi Eze. That same article warns that a move might not happen until later this transfer window and could be kept on ice until a few sales happen first – given our track record in selling, it sounds like nerves may be left jangling for a couple of weeks yet.

It is annoying, perhaps, but what matter? For the first time in many years (possibly ever), the powers that be are at last plugging every first-team gap and arming Arteta with all the experience, depth and quality he needs to turn us from bridesmaids into the bride. It seems Eze will be there to meet him at the altar.  

So, after five and a half years of waiting (and lots of tested patience), fans need to hold out just a bit longer before that final, left-wing domino falls into place and, then, the process can be declared as being complete - meaning that trophies should/will return to N5 next season.

Dread it, run from it; destiny will arrive all the same.