Manchester City and Liverpool are set to be Arsenal’s biggest rivals in the title race in the upcoming campaign.
Mikel Arteta will want to become the first manager in the Gunners’ history to retain a Premier League title, and his side will start the season as the favourites.
The two other clubs mentioned above both have new managers, and they could challenge Arsenal for the title if things go their way.
However, the champions could be about to do something that would blow all three clubs out of the water: sign Vinicius Jr.
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Manchester City and Liverpool must be scared of Arsenal potentially signing Vinicius Jr
Vinicius is one of the best players in world football.
The Real Madrid star has been consistently brilliant for the Galacticos, and he is about to enter the prime years of his career.
With just one year left on his contract, Arsenal are plotting a shock move to sign Vinicius this summer, and that is bad news for every Premier League club.
The Gunners are already the best team in the country, and signing the Brazilian will take them to a whole new level.
Even though every single side will be scared of that prospect, two clubs in particular will be petrified because Vinicius has already hurt them: Liverpool and Manchester City.
The 26-year-old has directly contributed to seven goals in six games against the Reds, and he has managed 10 direct goal contributions in 12 fixtures against the Sky Blues.
That’s 17 direct goal contributions in 18 appearances against the two sides who have been Arsenal’s biggest rivals in the last few years.
Arteta has already pushed the Gunners ahead of those two clubs. If he signs Vinicius, the gap could increase significantly.
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Arsenal could finally break the curse of two fixtures if they sign Vinicius Jr
Arteta has brought an end to several painful streaks Arsenal had against certain clubs over the years.
The Gunners went years without away wins against Manchester United, Chelsea and Tottenham, but the Spaniard brought an end to all of those runs by beating those sides in their own backyards.
The two away grounds that still trouble Arsenal belong to Liverpool and Manchester City. Arsenal haven’t won at Anfield since 2012 and at the Etihad since 2016.
Now, if Arteta signs Vinicius, who has beaten the two sides home and away multiple times, those cursed streaks could finally come to an end.
That would make Arsenal even bigger favourites to win the Premier League next season.
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