Arsenal could tally into the aforesaid problems they had successful the 2024/25 run erstwhile the caller 2025/26 Premier League play begins.
The Gunners are looking to adhd spot successful extent to Mikel Arteta's squad for the caller run arsenic they look to extremity a tally of 3 consecutive runners-up finishes, but it could beryllium that Arsenal commencement the caller play with the aforesaid squad size oregon worse.
Injuries deed Arsenal hard past season, with Mikel Merino utilised arsenic a makeshift striker successful the lack of Kai Havertz and Gabriel Jesus successful the 2nd fractional of the campaign. Bukayo Saka, Ben White and Martin Odegaard besides had spells connected the sidelines, with Gabriel Magalhaes and the likes of Takehiro Tomiyasu, Riccardo Calafioro and Jurrien Timber besides having injury-hit spells.
While determination is plentifulness of excitement astir the signings Arsenal volition marque this summer, the question is volition it really beryllium enough?
Arsenal named a 22-man squad successful the 2024/25 run - 3 less than allowable by the Premier League - truthful were already abbreviated compared to rival teams.
They did person 2 players connected the U21 database - Myles Lewis-Skelly and Ethan Nwaneri - that they besides called upon regularly, making it a 24-man squad effectively.
Of those 24, 5 players person departed - Neto backmost to Bournemouth, Raheem Sterling backmost to Chelsea, Kieran Tierney, Thomas Partey and Jorginho.
That means Arsenal request to marque 5 caller signings conscionable to interruption adjacent from the squad they had past season, earlier we adjacent speech astir Arteta getting added spot successful depth.
Kepa Arrizabalaga has already joined from Chelsea - that's a like-for-like replacement for the outgoing Neto - with Martin Zubimendi acceptable to regenerate Jorginho successful the squad for £55 million.
Christian Norgaard should beryllium the Thomas Partey replacement, with Cristhian Mosquera apt to beryllium brought successful to screen Tierney's departure.
Then there's the striker situation, with Viktor Gyokeres oregon Benjamin Sesko apt to articulation to marque it 5 retired and 5 in, albeit adding amended spot to the guardant enactment with an out-and-out striker this time.
Is that enough? There are links with wingers - Eberechi Eze and Rodrygo are the main 2 candidates - which would propulsion Arsenal's squad numbers to 25, with speech of 15-year-old Max Dowman being added to the first-team picture arsenic helium turns 16 during the season.
Manchester City named a 21-man squad past season, but counted connected six U21 players regularly, with Liverpool besides naming a 21-man squad but lone counting connected 3 U21s successful their archetypal team.
Liverpool did not person arsenic galore wounded issues arsenic their 2 Premier League rubric rivals and could trust connected a smaller squad, though they person bolstered it this summertime by 1 with 4 big-name signings and 3 exits. City person added two, by bringing successful 4 caller players and letting 2 leave.
If Arsenal endure with injuries successful 2025/26 akin to those they had successful 2024/25 it could beryllium different play of being the bridesmaid alternatively than the bride. It remains to beryllium seen whether oregon not the imaginable £232million outlay connected six players volition suffice.