Category: Opinion

Sweet, sweet fourteen. A number that has plenty of meaning behind it for Arsenal. Players such as Eddie McGoldrick, Paul Davis, Alan Smith, and Perry Groves all wore it for multiple seasons.

Rebuilds are a tricky thing in professional sports. Arsenal find themselves occupying treacherous waters of a similar nature.

Arsenal’s pursuit of Thomas Partey seems to be stuttering and stalling with every passing day. The Londoners have had multiple bids rejected by Atletico Madrid. The latest seemingly matching the valuation but with half constituting of wantaway Matteo Guendouzi.

It is a strange sensation to be finishing the league season in 8^th place, as of yet, without European qualification, with so many questions surrounding key members of the squad to answer and still have a greater sense of hope compared to the end of last season.

With the 2019-20 season between bookends, Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta has plenty of work to do in what could be a club-defining summer.