It is time for Mikel Arteta to get busy in the transfer window as Arsenal will finally have a chance to play in the Uefa Champions League again after missing out this major tournament for such a long time.
Right now, Arsenal are waiting for UEFA Conference League final to conclude after which they will begin talks for Declan Rice. We do need to cover the space in midfield left by departure of Xhaka and I feel Rice is right piece to patch things up. Recently an interesting report has emerged which I think you will like if you are an Arsenal fan and it is about Joao Cancelo. Cancelo is been discussed as a target for this upcoming transfer window as his loan spell will expire and Bayern don't plan to trigger the buyout clause.
I think Mikel Arteta might need to get in better centre-back defenders as their defense does look kind of shaky whenever their opponent launch a fast counter attack resulting in Arsenal conceding goals.
Yes it was a worry last season as we heavily relied on Saliba and Gabriel mostly in the season. But once Saliba was injured it went on shaky after that. Kiwior has the potential the way he played. He certainly plays with certain responsibility which I like but he still has long way to go, improve and mature.
Right now according to a tweet
[1] quoting Romano's report, Arsenal plans to sign 2 midfielders,
a centre back and a full back. Declan Rice(midfielder) and Joao Cancelo(left full-back) are confirmed Arsenal targets at this point.
References:
[1] https://twitter.com/ArsenalHarmoni/status/1663979315929788417