Arsenal only named a 22-man squad in the Premier League last season, with Mikel Arteta operating with a smaller number of players. That may well have cost them in the race for the title, however, with a number of injuries hitting them hard in the second half of the campaign.

Arsenal are poised to complete the signing of a Premier League star imminently, with the player undergoing his medicals.

Arsenal Target Eze as Palace Star Eyes Champions League AmbitionsEze’s Name Moves Up Arsenal’s Transfer AgendaArsenal are continuing to explore the conditions of a potential deal for Crystal