If Arsenal is to unseat Manchester City as the Premier League champions next season, manager Mikel Arteta thinks the Gunners must strengthen in the transfer market.

For a large portion of previous season, Arteta’s team was in first place, but they struggled late on due to important player injuries.

City went on to win the FA Cup and Champions League to complete the treble and earn their fourth Premier League championship in five years.

Read Also:Busquets Joins Messi At Inter Miami As Free Agent

Declan Rice, the captain of West Ham, is apparently the subject of a bidding battle between the two teams, and Kai Havertz, a Chelsea player, is also expected to join Arsenal.

“That is our ambition,” Arteta told Marca about his hopes of winning the title.

“We know the difficulty: it’s the best league in the world and next season is going to be the toughest league in Premier League history.

“Why? It already was last year. I’ve been here for 22 years and I’ve never seen a competitive level like that.

“So much quality, so much organisation, so many resources, so many good coaches

“That’s the level and to win the Premier League you have to be the best. That’s why you have to strengthen.”

After failing to place in the top four in each of the previous six seasons, nobody anticipated Arsenal to even mount a title campaign.

After dominating the Premier League for the majority of the period from August through April, Arteta acknowledged that he is still in pain.

“To this day, it still hurts me deep inside not to have won the Premier League after 10 months of fighting with City,” he added.

“There were three or four injuries to important players and from then on, everything got complicated.

“When we had the full team, we were consistent. As soon as problems came, it wasn’t enough for us.

“Our opponent was the best team in the world, the best squad in the world, the best coach in the world.

“We had no choice but to accept it and shake hands with the champion.”