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Arsenal are set to use their potential money from Champions League qualification to buy West Ham midfielder Declan Rice and \u2018at least\u2019 three more players, according to reports.<\/p>\n
The Gunners are having an exceptional season in the Premier League with the club leading the standings after 24 matches.<\/p>\n
Mikel Arteta\u2019s side have a chance to go five points ahead of second-placed Manchester City if they can beat Everton at the Emirates Stadium on Wednesday night<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n They have come a long way since finishing fifth in the Premier League last term and now Arteta will be hopeful that Arsenal will back him again in the summer transfer window.<\/p>\n Arsenal have still looked light on depth in some positions and have been quite lucky with injuries, although a long-term injury to Gabriel Jesus at the World Cup was a big blow.<\/p>\n And now The Times<\/em> claims that<\/a> Arteta is \u2018planning to overhaul his Arsenal squad by signing at least four players this summer using potential Champions League income\u2019.<\/p>\n Arsenal are \u2018confident of beating\u2019 Chelsea to the signing of Rice with the Gunners also potentially going back in for Brighton\u2019s Moises Caicedo, who they had two bids rejected for in the January transfer window.<\/p>\n Arteta, assisted by Arsenal technical director Edu, \u2018wants to bring in two central midfielders, a winger and probably a left back\u2019 in the summer.<\/p>\n Despite the strong likelihood of them qualifying for the Champions League, their summer deals could be \u2018part-funded\u2019 by player sales with Kieran Tierney, Albert Sambi Lokonga,\u00a0Nuno Tavares,\u00a0Emile Smith Rowe and Folarin Balogun all facing uncertain futures.<\/p>\n Tavares is currently on loan at Ligue 1 side Marseille from Arsenal after being used as a squad player by Arteta last season.<\/p>\n And the Portugal under-21 left-back knows he has to improve defensively after a poor performance against Paris Saint-Germain over the weekend.<\/p>\n Speaking to Prime Video in France, Tavares said: \u201cMy flaw? I don\u2019t control myself. I struggle to stay in place if we have a few minutes and need to win the game. I want to always run and lose all my stamina. When I keep going back and forth, I lose my defensive lucidity, but I need to make the effort.<\/p>\n \u201cAm I too energetic? Yes, in most games. If we\u2019re winning 2-1 for example, I want to score the third goal. I don\u2019t like seeing the other team in our side of the pitch. Pushing us back. That\u2019s my mentality, but sometimes that\u2019s not possible. I need to stay back, but it\u2019s against my nature.\u201d<\/p>\n READ MORE:\u00a0Neville maintains controversial Arsenal, Man Utd Prem prediction after Carabao Cup final<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n \u00a0<\/p>\n <\/div>\n