ARSENAL NEED 'WOW' SIGNINGS BECAUSE OZIL, SANCHEZ AND XHAKA AREN’T GOOD ENOUGH - COLLYMORE

The Gunners have only signed the Switzerland
international so far this summer but have
been warned they must spend big if they are
to challenge for the Premier League title
Arsenal need to make some "wow" signings
this summer because they lack star quality
and Mesut Ozil, Alexis Sanchez and Granit
Xhaka are not good enough, according to
Stan Collymore.
Arsene Wenger has brought in only Xhaka this
summer but has insisted he is willing to
spend “big money” on the right players before
the start of the season.
The Gunners have already missed out on
Jamie Vardy while Gonzalo Higuain is set to
join Juventus, and Collymore feels they need
to make a signature signing to have any
chance of the Premier League title.
“I still believe that Wenger's team could be
right in the top-four mix, I only think that will ­
happen if they sign a boss central defender
and/or a boss central striker, otherwise they
could just as easily miss out,” he wrote in the
Sunday Mirror.
"That, for a team which relies on finishing in
the Champions League spots season in, ­
season out, would be a disaster. It would
also, I’m sorry to say, leave Wenger’s
reputation shredded to bits.
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"It is as clear as day to the rest of us what
Wenger’s squad needs, yet for some reason
he is so stubborn with the Emirates
chequebook. Sol Campbell, you could argue.
He offered great defensive stability.
"But I still don’t feel Mesut Ozil, Alexis
Sanchez or Granit Xhaka are of the highest
level. They’re very good players. Xhaka is the
right type of signing, mobile and aggressive.
"But his arrival didn’t light up the eyes of
Arsenal fans in the same way that Zlatan
Ibrahimovic's did with Manchester United's, or
Paul Pogba's will do, if his deal gets done.
"Wenger could have done it with Luis Suarez,
the Uruguayan could be banging in goals for
Arsenal now rather than Barcelona.
"Wenger and his Arsenal paymasters don’t
seem to possess that ruthless streak. We
know he has money to spend, but he is
unwilling to take risks.
"But sometimes you have to gamble and pay
whatever it takes to get a Gonzalo Higuain or
similar striker.
"That’s why Wenger needs those one or two
"wow" signings and fast – otherwise
Guardiola, Mourinho and Conte could taint his
legacy for ever."

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