Former Manchester United man Andy Cole has backed Arsenal to once again challenge for the Premier League title next season.
However, Cole said this would only be made easier if the Gunners sign one of Declan Rice or Moises Caicedo.
Mikel Arteta’s side came quite close to ending their 19-year wait for a league title during the 2022-23 campaign.
But Manchester City came from behind to steal the title away from them, despite the north London side leading the table for 248 days.
Arteta is now looking for every possible reinforcement he could lay his hands on ahead of next season with the Gunners being linked with West Ham United skipper as well as Brighton Caicedo.
Cole is of the opinion that the Gunners could contend for the title once again if they sign one of the two midfielders. The Englishman told Punters.Pub
“If Arsenal brought in one of them then that would definitely improve them enough to challenge next season. I’m not sure what the price tag is on both of them. But I think Moises Caicedo is a fantastic player, I really do. He bosses games for Brighton, who played some really good stuff this season.
“If he’s £80m, I’m not quite sure why Declan Rice should be £100m. In the end it comes down to who Mikel Arteta thinks is going to make Arsenal better, whether or not he thinks that they could bring Arsenal closer to winning the Premier League. We’ll have to wait and see.”
The Gunners will also be playing in the Champions League next season after six years.
