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Senior Arsenal staff have decided the signing they need to make after watching Bayern Munich game

Lucas Arnold

Wed 19 June 2024 19:15, UK

Senior figures at Arsenal were said to have immediately made a decision regarding the club’s summer transfer plans after the Champions League defeat to Bayern Munich.

Mikel Arteta’s side fꩲell to Bayern towards the end of Apri✅l, losing the away leg 1-0 at the Allianz Arena.

And although🍬 the second leg of the tie was frustrating itself, it perhaps felt as if Arsenal wasted their bi🅺ggest opportunity at the Emirates.

Arteta’s team dominated the game for large spells but came away from the match with no advantage in the tie, albeit for a controversial Bukayo Saka penalty call.

And whilst t🦂he focus of Arsenal’s business this summer will be bridging the gap to Manchester City domestically, Arteta will be targeting an improvement on the continent too.

Ri𒁃ght now it’s believed that Arsenal want🌳 to sign a forward, a midfielder and a new left-back.

That doesn’t necessarily mean that Arsenal will sign a striker, it could well be a winger like Athletic Bilbao’s Nico Williams that arrives in north London.

But either way, Arsenal’s top-b𝐆rass made a clear decision after their defeat to Bayern.

Senior figures at Arsenal want Edu to sign a player who has an ‘x-factor’

According to Charles Watts writing for the , Arsenal decided that they needed to sign someone w𓂃ho has the ability to open teams up out of nothing following the loss in Germany.

There’s said to be an acceptance at the club that Arteta’s teꦚam did have some issues unlocking a pack🍷ed defence in tight games last season.

And after the two-leg defeat to Bayern, high-level figures at Arsenal acceꦑpted thatཧ an x-factor type player was missing.

Arsenal now want to sign a player who has the ability to do something out of nothing, someone w🌳ho can change a game in a moment.

And whilst it’s obvious to think that profile would be a striker, it cꦯould well be a world-class number eight too.

Right now Ar𒁏senal are said to be scouting🎉 Turkey star Arda Guler, who is yet to make his bꦑig breakthrough at Real Madrid.

But judging by the youngster’s start at Euro ✨2024, he could well be the player to add something special.

Similarly, a player like Crystal Palace’s Michael Olise or Eberechi Eze could change a ꦺgame in a moment, two players who would improve Arsenal’s XI.

All that being said, Arsenal are said to be 🦹preparing a bid for a £50m player who has also been starring at Eu🅺ro 2024.