At first glance, the last few months at Arsenal have been nothing short of frustrating. Suffering defeat in the Europa League final meant they were lumped with a measly transfer budget and left facing yet another season without Champions League football. And because of that, they've struggled to complete deals for both Wilfried Zaha and Kieran Tierney. The former is valued at £80m by his club whilst it seems as though a transfer involving the latter is again hitting a stumbling block as they line up a third bid. Yet, on the basis of pre-season, there are positives, not least in beating Bayern Munich and drawing with Real Madrid. However, it was a particular contingent of players whom...
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