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Glen Johnson believes Arsenal are making great progress under Mikel Arteta but says they need at least five signings in the summer to start challenging for the title.
Arsenal currently sit fourth in the Premier League table ahead of their clash with Liverpool on Wednesday night with Arteta hoping he can lead the club back into the Champions League.
The Spaniard made the controversial decision to sell former captain Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang in January and former England international Johnson feels a new striker is just one of a few positions they need to strengthen in the summer.
‘There’s absolutely no chance that anyone would’ve backed Arsenal for a top four spot even two months ago, let alone the start of the season,’ Johnson told Ladbrokes ahead of the Cheltenham Festival.
They had such a bad start, but Mikel Arteta deserves a lot of credit, and what he’s done very well is get rid of the bad apples in that team.
‘Some eyebrows were raised when certain players went out the door, but he knows that squad much better than we do, and now look what the team are doing – they’re clearly in a much better place both on and off the pitch without some of those players.
‘The team he’s got at the moment isn’t good enough to compete for the title – yes, they’re on a good run right now, but once you make the top four and you’re in the Champions League you’ve then got to think about the next step.
‘And if they want to close that gap on the top two or three in the league, they still need to improve and bring in reinforcements.
‘They certainly need a new striker in the next transfer window, and then a couple of midfielders and centre-halves.
‘Listen, they’ve got some decent players, but they’re not good enough to be competing with…
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Source : metro
