Mikel Arteta “now realises the enormous task he has” on his hands at Arsenal, says Ian Wright, with the Spaniard facing a “massive ask” to rebuild the Gunners on the budget he has to work with.
The purse strings were loosened at the Emirates Stadium during the summer transfer window of 2019, with club-record signing Nicolas Pepe among those drafted in, though little return has been found on sizeable investment.
Unai Emery paid the price for that with his job, with an SOS call put out to former club captain Arteta as Arsenal sought to find inspiration and forward momentum from somewhere.