Odegaard signs, Man City dethroned and early Champions League exit - Arsenal 2023/24 predictions

If the last two seasons are anything to go by, Arsenal will learn from their mistakes and make the necessary improvements to achieve their targets. But after finishing runners-up to Manchester City last term, there's only one outcome that will define the new campaign as a success.

Furthermore, the Gunners are back in the Champions League following a six-year absence and with the FA Cup success in 2020 being the last major trophy lifted by the club, there is a huge opportunity to end the drought and spark some wild scenes on the streets of north London next year.

Splashing just over £200m on Kai Havertz, Jurrien Timber and Declan Rice proves Mikel Arteta, sporting director Edu Gaspar, owner Stan and his son Josh Kroenke all are aligned and a special 2023/24 season could be in store. So with that in mind, our football.london writers have predicted what may happen to Arsenal across the next nine months.

Well, it's hard to go too much further than the Premier League title when it comes to big predictions for Arsenal. Even after all the improvements they've made this summer, and how well they played against Manchester City in the Community Shield, I think I still have to just go for City. I think Pep's side have that know-how that can't be underestimated, and their quality is still very difficult to match.

I do think Arsenal will do pretty well in the Champions League though. If you look across Europe there are not too many sides I think they should be fearful of. Bayern Munich are obviously Bayern Munich and can't be taken lightly, while the same goes for Real Madrid, but Arsenal have shown they can beat Barcelona already this summer, and PSG are a bit of a basket case. With the depth they've added, I really think Mikel Arteta