Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta has play down expectations of another mega signing this season.
Arteta has tempered expectations of another massive transfer splash this summer, following last year’s £105 million capture of Declan Rice.
Nevertheless, the Gunners have started their transfer business with a notable £42 million acquisition of Riccardo Calafiori from Bologna.
When asked if the Gunners were capable of following that up with another Rice-style acquisition, Arteta said:
“We don’t expect to do anything like it.
That’s the reality. We have to wait and see the movements in the market.
We have already identified the things that we can improve.
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“We had the meetings in February, March, April. So if we can, we will strengthen the team. So far I’m really happy with what we have.”
Arteta also said the players still on holiday following their involvement in the Euro 2024 final — Bukayo Saka, Aaron Ramsdale, Rice and David Raya — will join up with the squad “at the end of the week” when Arsenal are due to return to the UK.
Pushed on whether that quartet would be ready to feature in the club’s opening Premier League game against Wolves on Aug. 17,
Arteta said:
“I’m very confident because when I spoke to them, they really wanted to be part of it as quick as possible.
“They’re ready to go, not to prepare, but to go straight away when they join. That’s different.”
Calafiori will linked up with his new squad in Philadelphia, where they face Liverpool in the final match of their U.S. preseason tour.
