The Gunners’ 3-1 aggregate loss occurred in the closing weeks of a season in which they were perennial challengers for the Premier League title, but with three games left, they are now 15 points behind champions Liverpool.
They had 80 points at this point last season, which is 13 more than they currently have.
What follows then? Can they advance to the next stage? And as they attempt to bolster their team, whose players are they considering?
Andrea Berta, the club’s new sporting director who joined from Atletico Madrid in March, will play a major role in this momentous summer.
Here, we walk you through the club’s current intentions, which have been compiled from various sources.
