For most teams the transfer window comes as a breath of fresh air, for Arsenal though it’s a nightmare. Arsenal is more of a business than a football club, the club relies on youth development to create future stars. “We don’t buy stars, we make them”, claims Arsene Wenger, which perfectly sums up the arsenal philosophy in the transfer market. They spend so little, that achieving fourth in the league table is considered an over-achievement. Sure it finances part of the club, but hinders the footballing quality greatly. There won’t be any star players left, hence no young players will join the club. This will lead to the club falling behind rivals.

The solution is to spend big in the transfer market. You get a huge commercial boost, have a bigger chance of competing

Robin Van Persie, one of the last Arsenal stars

and furthermore, the cycle doesn’t stop. The success of a football club is based on how much trophies sit in the trophy cabinet, not how much money is sitting in the bank, on that front, Arsenal are lagging behind and a change of philosophy is the first step to competing once again.