Its going to be a big one (summer) and we are very excited about it. Every summer is big. But its a big summer for many things because first of all we have to maintain the good foundations that we have and then obviously how can we improve and evolve the team.

Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta is expecting a big summer of spending to help the club take “the next step” and end their wait for silverware. Arteta was speaking a day after the Gunners announced their successor to sporting director Edu, with Andrea Berta, formerly of Atletico Madrid, taking up the reins.

With Premier League football returning for Arsenal, Mikel Arteta has a tricky job on his hands balancing the run-in with Champions League ambitions. On Monday, Arteta confirmed Bukayo Saka, who has not played for Arsenal since before Christmas,