Arsenal legend and now Sky Sports football pundit Thierry Henry has said that if Arsenal wants to win the Premiership title next season they must buy four “top-quality” players this summer.
“Arsenal need to buy four players, they need that spine,” the Frenchman told Super Sunday.
“They need a goalkeeper, they still need a centre-back, they still need a holding midfielder and, I’m afraid, they need a top, top-quality striker in order to win this league again.
“The best example for me today was Chelsea. They struggled last year and they were still competing to win the league. They now have [Thibaut] Courtois, [Nemanja] Matic, Cesc [Fabregas] and Diego Costa.
“For me that speaks volumes, and we saw it today. A team didn’t and a team did, and Chelsea are about to win the league.”
When asked if he thought Wenger would actually go out and spend the money Henry replied: “He has to do it.
“If you take the goalkeepers, for example, at Bayern Munch, Chelsea, Manchester United and a lot of other teams.
“You need that type of player, you need that competitiveness within the group and you need great players. In order to win the league that has to happen.”
Henry then went on to say that it was time for some of the Gunners top player to be more consistent adding: “Players need to perform also.”
“I will single out Mesut Ozil, who made his eighth appearance against a top-four team today.
“Zero goals, two assists. That is not enough. Since joining Arsenal he has 14 assists. Now if you look at Fabregas at Chelsea, he has 16 assists in one season.
“At one point, I do think, and I do believe, the players have to step up and stand their game up.”
