Unai Emery insists a lack of Champions League football will not hurt Arsenal too hard this summerThe Gunners were comprehensively beaten by London rivals Chelsea in the Europa League final in Baku last night, going down 4-1 in Azerbaijan. He may have had double that amount had Arsenal beaten Chelsea. Yet Emery does not subscribe to the theory that it will severely derail his ambitions to strengthen the Arsenal squad because of the size of the club. Asked if the absence of Champions League football could alter his strategy in the transfer window, Emery told journalists: “Maybe, but I think we are a big team and I think Arsenal are a big name in the football world. Arsenal's defence is in obvious need of upgradesUnai Emery lost his first Europa League final having won the competition three times with Sevilla

Source: Express May 30, 2019 06:22 UTC