Arsenal are set to spend more than they ever have done, as the Gunners return to the top table of European football
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Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta will have more money to spend this summer than any other Gunners boss has ever had in a single window.
That's according to one report that has declared the north Londoners' owners, Kroenke Sports Entertainment, are handing the Basque a war chest to compete at the very top. Arsenal are still mathematically in the title race but have already secured their return to the Champions League, too.
The Gunners last played in the competition in 2017. Now, Football Transfersreports that KSE will be handing a whopping £200 million to Arteta and sporting director Edu in order to bolster the squad.
Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke is set to let Arsenal spend big this summer (Image credit: PA)
While this figure seems huge, it is almost certainly an estimate that accounts for Arsenal's interest in Declan Rice and Moises Caicedo.
The former is believed to be the Gunners' priority target and worth between £80-100m, while in the January transfer window, Arsenal pursued Brighton & Hove Albion midfielder Caicedo but were rebuffed. He will almost certainly cost a similar amount to Rice, having since signed a new deal.
The Athletic's David Ornstein mentioned on The Athletic Football Podcast that there is no set figure that Arsenal will spend this summer to his knowledge – though he mentioned that certain players have been outgrown by the Gunners' sharp rise up the table.
Folarin Balogun and Emile Smith Rowe, both Hale End academy graduates, may find it harder to break into Arteta's plans next season, with the former on loan in France and the latter failing to make a start all season. Another academy prospect, Charlie Patino, looks set to leave, too.
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Emile Smith Rowe is one player whose future is uncertain with Arsenal's improvement (Image credit: Stuart MacFarlane/Arsenal FC via Getty Images)
The Gunners are also believed to be looking for a physical striker and more defensive cover, making this transfer window potentially more expensive for them.
Arsenal are second in the table with four games remaining.
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