Arsenal Transfers: 5 Signings Arsene Wenger Needs To Avoid Disaster

by Joseph Dempsey

£70 million to spend - two months on, and the Frenchman has yet to sign anybody. Targets such as David Villa, Gonzalo Higuain and Stevan Jovetic have all opted for a move elsewhere while it looks unlikely at best that the Gunners will ever sign Wayne Rooney from Manchester United. And then there's the Luis Suarez affair. On July 8, Arsenal tabled a £30 million bid for the Liverpool striker, and followed that up on July 23 with an offer of £1 over £40 million. But for all the Londoner's posturing, they have yet to make any serious headway in bringing the Uruguayan to Emirates Stadium, and perhaps never will after it emerged today that Suarez could stay at Anfield. Having just about scraped into the top four last season, this was not the summer transfer window that Arsenal fans had hoped for. And with derby rivals Tottenham strengthening their squad by forking out over £50 million on Paulinho, Nacer Chadli, ‰tienne Capoue and Roberto Soldado, the Gunners face the real prospect of being left behind in this season's race for the top four. Unless Arsenal make some serious purchases between now and the end of the transfer window. Here, we take a look at 5 Signings Arsene Wenger Needs To Avoid Disaster. Click "Next" to begin.

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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.