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After bringing the curtain down on a memorable Premier League campaign, Arsenal now have the opportunity to build up on their recent success in the summer transfer window.
Few people fancied the Gunners to muscle in on the top-four after Mikel Arteta's side imploded in the final weeks of last season to miss out on Champions League qualification. This term, though, Arsenal went one better and mounted a sustained title charge before Manchester City found their stride in the closing weeks of the campaign.
The onus will now be on Arteta and Arsenal to prove that this year was no flash in the pan. The good news for the Spaniard is that the Gunners hierarchy will once again back him with significant funds in the transfer market.
With the season now officially wrapped up and the transfer window on the horizon, Mirror Football rounds up all the latest news form the Emirates...
Xhaka breaks silence on exit talk
Granit Xhaka has hinted that Arsenal fans will get an update on his future in the next week or so in the wake of speculation linking him with a transfer.
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The midfield maestro has been in inspired form for the Gunners this year, playing a pivotal role in the club's unlikely title tilt. However, Bundesliga outfit Bayer Leverkusen are courting the Swiss international and are eager to strike an early summer deal.
With Mikel Arteta expected to revamp his midfield options in the transfer window, noise over Xhaka's future has grown. And the man himself told fans that there would be news soon after Sunday's emphatic 5-0 win over Wolves.
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Arteta drops transfer hint
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Mikel Arteta has hinted he is ready to be ruthless in the transfer market this summer (Arsenal FC via Getty Images)Mikel Arteta has made it clear that he is ready to make tough decision for the good of the club this summer as Granit Xhaka edges closer to an Arsenal exit.
Bayer Leverkusen are courting the influential midfielder, who is believed to be open to returning to Germany seven years after he swapped the Bundesliga for the Premier League.
Arteta has been tipped to bolster his options in midfield after missing out on Moises Caicedo in January, with the Brighton star and West Ham talisman Declan Rice on his summer wishlist.
And in his latest comments, the Gunners chief hinted that he is willing to make room for big deals by sacrificing some first-team regulars.
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Rice tipped to snub Arsenal
Declan Rice is being courted by Arsenal - but there is no guarantee that he'll end up at the Emirates (Steve Bardens/UEFA)Declan Rice has been identified as Arsenal's top summer transfer target - but that doesn't mean the England star will necessarily end up at the Emirates next term.
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Mirror Football's chief sports writer Neil Moxley has had his say on several of the transfer whispers that look set to evolve into sagas over the coming months.
He fancies Rice to end up in Manchester rather than London courtesy of either City or United.
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