Arsenal have been told they must start being successful again if they want to keep the likes of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.
The Gunners are currently sixth in the Premier League but eight points adrift of the top four places - with a fourth successive finish outside the Champions League places currently on the cards.
Unai Emery hasn't seen his side win in the league since October 6, when they edged out Bournemouth , with the Gunners currently on a run of five matches without a win in all competitions.
Not only has it led to Emery being placed under pressure, but high quality players are starting to eye up the Emirates exit.
Aubameyang is out of contract at the end of next season and Lacazette the following year - although both have been rumoured to be eyeing an earlier exit.
And Arsenal legend Martin Keown reckons for the duo, and others, to remain in north London, the club needs to start targeting silverware again.
"Well it’s imperative that you hang onto your best players," Keown told Metro.
"That’s always the first thing every summer – you want to keep your players first and then add to it. You wouldn’t want to lose Aubameyang or Lacazette but they’ll only stay if Arsenal are successful.
"Of course they’re waiting [to sign a contract] but they can change history themselves. They can make the change because they’re there, they can inscribe a name on a trophy every year.
"They are good professionals. I don’t have a difficulty with those two, it’s more how good is the team? Is the team well enough equipped?
"If they [Aubameyang and Lacazette] don’t think it is then they won’t sign and we’ll lose two other good players. That’s normal. It’s no different for Arsenal as it is for Spurs or Chelsea ."
