Attracting top players to Arsenal is becoming a “problem”, says Ray Parlour, with the Gunners warned that they are going to have to “gamble” in upcoming windows.
The north London giants have found themselves a long way off the top-four pace in the Premier League this season.
Another year without Champions League football is on the cards, while there are no guarantees that there will be Europa League competition at Emirates Stadium in 2020-21.
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Those struggles are making it difficult for the Gunners to compete with domestic and continental rivals on the recruitment front.