Arsenal set to be ‘busiest team of summer transfer window’ as Mikel Arteta plots mouthwatering spending spree

ARSENAL are set to be the BUSIEST team in the summer transfer window, it's been claimed.

The Gunners' title charge has fallen short this season due to their lack of an out-and-out striker.

is understood to be keen on signing a new frontman in the summer along with an additional defensive midfielder.

And transfer guru has claimed the Gunners are set to be the most active club in the fast-approaching window.

When asked which club will be the busiest in the summer, the Italian told GiveMeSport: “I’d say Arsenal, for sure.

“But Manchester United, Liverpool and Manchester City will also be really busy this summer.

“Chelsea will be there with some signings, as usual.”

are understood to be considering acquiring the services of either , or .

Athletic Bilbao's is also said to be on Arteta's summer wishlist, which he'll undoubtedly have passed on to the Gunners' new Sporting Director Andrea Berta.

Arteta has already teased several arrivals this summer, saying: “It’s going to be a big one and we are very excited about it.

“The way we planned the five first summers, they were going to be very big and they were going to have different objectives.

“In the beginning, there were a lot of players with three, four or five-year contracts, so the turnaround of the squad and how you visualise the next five years was very dependent on that.

“There are certain positions we didn’t expect to have someone like or contributing to, which has been great.

“The way you start to evolve, you start to master certain things then the changes cannot be that much. That’s where we are.

“The line now is thinner, the margins are smaller. But the cost of that, as well, increases. So it goes a little bit in a different direction.

“We want to increase the depth of the squad, but as well, we want to increase the quality and the skills we need to go to the next step.

“It’s a big summer for many things because first of all we have to maintain the good foundations that we have and then obviously how can we improve and evolve the team.”;

Arsenal will be back in action on Saturday afternoon, travelling to Goodison Park to take on Everton.