Petit: I'm tired of Arsenal's failure. If we can't keep Saliba, even if we sign a striker, it's meaningless [SIJING]

Leisu Sports May 16th News: Arsenal legend Petit stated that he is tired of Arsenal's long-term failure to win major championships. He called on the club to increase its recruitment efforts this summer and emphasized the need to retain key players within the team.

All efforts must be made to retain Saliba

Arsenal is currently ranked second in the Premier League and has advanced to the semi-finals of the Champions League. The key now lies in the transfer market operations. The club needs to sign top players while retaining core players like Saliba. It should be noted that Real Madrid is very interested in him. Saliba must stay, and the team also needs more signings to enhance the depth of rotation and the quality of the bench, as they have already exposed their shortcomings in crucial matches.

Arsenal is not yet a top club

For instance, after we lost to Paris Saint-Germain, the fans began to mock Arsenal. The same is true in England. Everyone knows that Arsenal is a decent team and a great club, but in terms of the historical status of European football, no one would say that they are one of the top clubs. This is because they haven't been able to achieve a breakthrough. I've had enough. This team must change the current situation, win something and be able to compete until the end, rather than just performing well at the beginning of the season.

Only by winning the Champions League can one make a complete transformation

They need to go back to the era 25 years ago and become a team that scares other teams. Back then, we could win the championship and reach the finals, but now we have only laid a foundation and haven't made further progress. Arsenal must become stronger year by year and eventually win the Champions League to prove the skeptics wrong.

What's the point of buying a striker and selling a defender at the same time?

If you want to compete with the top clubs in Europe, you must strengthen your squad every season, and this begins with retaining your core players. If Arsenal lose Saliba, it will remind people of the days when they had to sell players because they moved to the Emirates Stadium. But now they don't need to do so anymore.

Arsenal have sufficient funds for investment. They should build on their current squad, continue to sign strikers and wingers, and at the same time retain key players in their defense. Over the past three or four seasons, their defense has been one of the most solid lines of defense in all of Europe. If you buy forwards while selling defenders, what's the point?