Profits are booming, the new stadium is attractive, and the club’s future in business terms is assured for years to come.
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Arsenal used to be as good as anyone around. The North London outfit will also be looking to challenge for the league title.
Jack Wilshere is confident Arsenal can finally end their Premier League trophy drought.
Making their failing all the more frustrating was the fact that Arsenal alone had managed to beat Claudio Ranieri’s champions home and away, a last minute Danny Welbeck victor at the Emirates on Valentine’s Day seemingly sending Wenger’s side on course for the title. For years following the success of that period, Wenger preached patience to the Arsenal fanbase. They only weaken if the price is high. This season, we can’t let that happen and if we don’t let that happen we can be champions.
Wenger, meanwhile, is scouring the lower leagues for a new acquisition. Pep Guardiola takes charge of his first competitive game as Manchester City coach against Sunderland on Saturday, and could field a handful of his eight offseason signings.
It means Wenger has a decision to make on who to start up front.
The likes of Aaron Ramsey, Theo Walcott and Alexis Sanchez underperformed last season. How will they cope now that their rivals have strengthened?
In recent years, the Premier League newcomers have put up a great challenge and this has seen sides such as Watford and Swansea flourish, whilst Premier League regulars Newcastle and Aston Villa drop down into the Championship. Arsenal’s time would come.
If last season was a campaign of change for Liverpool, this season is where the product of that change must begin to appear. Everyone fell apart and the strongest team was Leicester City.
It’s another trophyless season for the club in fact, as Chelsea take the FA Cup and Liverpool win the League Cup. Suddenly, the Gunners had no more excuses.
All in all, this has resulted in the Premier League’s most crowned team being touted as 2 favourites for the title at 10/3 (4.33) with bet365, despite their 5 place finish under Van Gaal last season.
So it looks like Mustafi is going to be our only other signing, and that was only forced upon him by the injury to Per Mertesacker!
Using EnhancedOdds supplied by www.enhancedodds.co.uk, for the most optimistic among us, Liverpool to go the full Premier League season unbeaten is a massive 200/1, a feat not achieved since Arsenal 2003/04.
‘Big clubs only want these top, top level players and there are none available.
The Frenchman said: “Who expected Leicester to be champion last season?”
“Manchester United are the richest club in the world together with Real Madrid and not many teams can compete with them financially”, Wenger said at a news conference.
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Manchester United’s financial muscle will not prevent Arsenal from challenging them, according to Arsene Wenger. Each year, Wenger has asked for patience from the Gooners fanbase, but the time for patience is over.
