Key Takeaways
- Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta expects more signings before the summer transfer window closes.
- The club aims to improve and evolve their squad despite being relatively quiet so far.
- Arteta emphasizes Arsenal’s ambition to get better, mirroring actions of rivals.
Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has confirmed that his team will make further signings before the summer transfer window closes. Speaking after a 4-1 preseason win over Girona, Arteta stated, 'We expect to have movements in the next few weeks, obviously.'
Arteta’s comments come as Arsenal have been linked with moves for Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes and Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr., though he did not comment on these specific transfers.
Despite being relatively quiet compared to rivals like Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, and Chelsea, Arteta emphasized that the club is determined to 'get better.' He added, 'We won’t sit still and we are very ambitious with what we are doing.'
Arsenal have already made some signings this summer, bringing in goalkeeper Illan Meslier and forward Christos Tzolis. Defender Piero Hincapie has also joined permanently after spending the last season on loan at the Emirates.
Arteta highlighted the importance of increasing competition internally as Arsenal aim to defend their Premier League title. He said, 'The margins are very small. Because we want to get better and the level is going to increase. We need to increase the competition internally.'
Arsenal’s first match in the new season will be against promoted Coventry City at home on August 21.
Arteta also reflected on Arsenal's recent FA Cup exit, stating, 'The margins are very small. Because we want to get better and the level is going to increase. We need to identify the things that we don’t have in the team.'
With the transfer window still open, fans and analysts will be watching closely to see how Arsenal’s ambitions translate into new signings.
We expect to have movements in the next few weeks, obviously.
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal manager
We won’t sit still and we are very ambitious with what we are doing.
Mikel Arteta, Arsenal manager
