Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has disclosed that the Gunners are actively trying to improve and evolve their squad before the start of the season.
Arsenal have been relatively quiet in the market compared to big-spending rivals Tottenham Hotspur, Manchester City, and Chelsea, but the North London side have been linked with moves for Newcastle United midfielder Bruno Guimaraes and Real Madrid winger Vinicius Jr.
While Arteta would not be drawn on Arsenal’s reported pursuit of the pair, he told reporters on Saturday that the club is determined to improve and evolve the squad.
“Well we are really active, trying to improve and evolve the team. That’s clear. We expect to have movements in the next few weeks, obviously, because we want to get better like anybody else.
“And you can just see it. The transfer market and our opponents, what we are doing – we won’t sit still. And we are very ambitious in what we want to do.
“The margins are very small. And because we want to get better and the level is going to increase, we need to increase the competition internally.
“We need to make sure we identify the things that we don’t have in the team, to have bigger margins. And that’s the way we have to think.”
Arsenal have already added Christos Tzolis to their ranks this summer as a replacement for Leandro Trossard, and are still chasing Newcastle midfielder Bruno Guimaraes and Vinicius.
Source: completesports
