Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny has openly voiced his opinion over transfer proceedings at Arsenal, insisting the club need to sign as least four players-including a top-class striker- this summer.
“We’ll need a goalkeeper, a right back, a midfielder and a striker,” said Koscielny at France’s pre-World Cup training camp.
“It’s important to have a minimum of these four players so that we’ll be better able to challenge over the course of a whole season against teams like Manchester City, Chelsea or [Manchester] United. Winning the FA Cup can change things and lead to other players coming.”
Arsenal ended their nine-year trophy drought last season by winning the Fa Cup, while also leading the Premier League for a considerable amount of time, before injuries set the team’s form backwards.
And Koscielny believes they need support for striker Olivier Giroud, who scored 16 league goals and started 36 of 38 league games.
“Yes, we need to recruit a very, very good striker, because it’s important for us, for competition for places, because Olivier needs that to become even better,” said Koscielny.
“Having a striker who scores more than 30 goals a season can help us win the Premier League. Compared to the squads like Manchester City, even United, Chelsea. … You can see there’s a certain difference.”
By Ollie Brown
