Arsenal will bounce back from their near-miss last season to win the Premier League title, Arsene Wenger has predicted.
The Gunners legend is confident that Mikel Arteta’s squad have learned how to handle the pressure of a title race and can once again take the fight to Manchester City.
“I believe we will win the championship and that’s as simple as that,” he told Eurosport.
Wenger was speaking at the Tour de France and asserted that he had “less doubt” about Arsenal’s title chances than his prediction for cycling’s premier competition.
Declan Rice, Kai Havertz and Jurrien Timber have signed in a transfer spree topping £200million this summer, which the former manager said is in stark contrast to the funds he had available at the club.
But he stated that Arsenal are building a squad of players who can compete for trophies both in the short and long-term.
“If I had the money why not?” Wenger replied when asked if he would spend £105m on Rice.
“I had to cope with no money at all so you have to find a different way. Now Arsenal are in a good financial situation and they’ve bought what they think will win them the championship.
“I think it’s a good investment and overall I think they’ve made good buys. They’re all mature, 23 [years old], 24. And still young so they can stay together for a few years.
“Of course they are under more pressure this year but they learned a lot last year and they showed they can deal with that kind of pressure.”
