After 248 days of topping the table with nothing to show for it, Arsenal have taken on the biggest surgery of the summer.
Mikel Arteta looked at how and why they fell away towards the end of last season. He felt competition among his starters was clearly lacking and so strengthened his squad by targeting quality players who can play in a variety of positions and systems. This Arsenal team looks like it means business.
Jurrien Timber, at £40m, is an aggressive, tough and quick defender comfortable in possession who can operate anywhere across the back line, has come in along with Declan Rice and Kai Havertz while David Raya has completed his medical ahead of joining the Gunners.