7 Players Arsenal Need To Sign This Summer

Who needs to be top of Unai Emery's shopping list?

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For the first time in 22 years (how old does that make you feel) Arsenal will begin next season without Arsene Wenger at the helm. Instead, new manager Unai Emery will be tasked with returning the Gunners to the Premier League summit following another disappointing campaign which saw them finish sixth.

The current squad definitely has potential with players like Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, but without significant investment in the team it's hard to argue that they'll break back into the Champions League spots.

Transfer rumours are rife as to who the new manager will recruit for his debut season at the Emirates. Emery has worked with many top players during his spells at the likes of Valencia, Sevilla and Paris Saint Germain, but just who will he target to change the Gunners' fortunes?

It's common knowledge that Arsenal have offensive players in abundance and that the majority of their summer targets will be defensively minded, despite the fact they've been linked with a sensational move for Barcelona's Ousmane Dembele.

These are seven players Arsenal need to sign this summer, to transform their fortunes and mount a realistic title challenge...

7. Jan Oblak (Atletico Madrid) 

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A highly unlikely signing to start us off but a necessary one nonetheless. Who better to replace current number one Petr Cech than one of the best goalkeepers in the world right now? The 25-year-old Slovenian has just broken the La Liga record for clean sheets this season and with Cech coming towards the end of his career it's time to sign a player who can fill those gloves for years to come.

Arsenal have seen first-hand how important Oblak is to his team after his fantastic performance against them in the Europa League semi-final gave Atletico Madrid the base from which to knock the Gunners out of the competition.

Granted, Arsenal are one team on a long list of suitors and their cause isn't helped by the news that Oblak allegedly signed a new contract this week which means his release clause is now €180m, but if Arsenal are willing to break the bank they may just get themselves a keeper that could genuinely win them an extra twelve points next season.

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