Arsenal head of football Raul Sanllehi said the club have told manager Unai Emery that he is expected to deliver UEFA Champions League football this season.
Per Football.London's James Benge, Sanllehi said as much at a fan forum on Thursday: "We said to Unai that we just missed out on qualifying for the Champions League last year, but this year with a stronger squad, we expect you to do that."
Arsenal finished fifth in Emery's first campaign in charge, one place higher than they did in Arsene Wenger's final season.
Although the Gunners conceded the same number of goals, 51, and scored one fewer, 73, than they did under Wenger, they collected seven more points.