Ever since Arsene Wenger left Arsenal, the Emirates outfit has failed to impress and have finished outside of the top four every season following his exit.
The Gunners have not featured in the UEFA Champions League since 2016/17. Their recent loss against Villareal in the Europa League semifinals has closed the final avenue to Champions League football for next season.
Despite an eighth-place finish in 2019/20, Arsenal were able to book their seats in Europe thanks to their FA Cup triumph.
In the ongoing season, they are not only sitting in ninth place in the table standings but are also out of all the competitions that could have helped them secure a European spot for another season.
Tottenham Hotspur, the sixth-placed team, are seven points clear of Arsenal with four games to go. Their neighbors are in a dire situation ahead of the business end of the season.
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Rumors suggest that the North London outfit is looking to sack Mikel Arteta and appoint a new gaffer, as it is just not working out for the Spaniard.
Massimiliano Allegri or Maurizio Sarri are being tipped to be the next managers of Arsenal. However, for any new manager, it is difficult to manage the Emirates outfit.
For any club to thrive in a league like the English Premier League, spending big plays a major role.
Compared to the traditional top-six, Arsenal have the third least average spending per season when signing players.
Moreover, the owner Stan Kroenke has not invested any money of his own to sign players for the club.
The owner wants the club to be self-financing in nature, which hugely depends on European qualifications.
Not being involved in Europe’s elite competition has crippled the club and the club has failed to spend big money on world-class players because of this in return.
On the other hand, Arsenal are guilty of not cashing in on players when they are at their best.
They have let go of 13 players for free in the last five seasons which is the highest amongst the Premier League’s top-six.
Though Manchester United have failed to sell players at the right price, only ten players have left the club for free.
Chelsea and Manchester City (12), Liverpool (9) and Tottenham Hotspur (3) have let players go for free over the last five seasons.
Though they have made an average of €50 million per season, it is the predominant source of income for the club. The low spending capacity makes the club unattractive for any new manager.
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Mikel Arteta and the board have a transfer strategy and are working hard to complete the signing of players linked with Arsenal.
Barring players from clubs in the bottom half of the table and newly-promoted teams, none of the players would likely join Arsenal without Champions League football.
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The club is heavily linked with Houssem Aouar (Lyon), Achraf Hakimi (Inter Milan) and Christopher Nkunku (RB Leipzig), who already have Champions League football lined-up for next season with their current club.
Without European qualification, none of the aforementioned players will look to join the North London outfit.
Despite all these factors, if any manager would come forward to manage the Gunners, the impatience of the board has cost them.
The club fired Unai Emery when he failed to keep the momentum going in the top-flight.
They also fired Raul Sanllehi who was the Head of Football in North London because of the failure of players.
Lack of motivation and passion in players has also impacted the former “Invincibles”.
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