Gareth Bale EXCLUSIVEArsenal must go in for the best players on the planet - the likes of Gareth Bale - if they are to challenge for the Premier League, John Hartson says. When asked how far away Arsenal are for challenging for the title, Hartson exclusively told Express Sport: “No disrespect to Arsenal, if say for arguments sake, a Gareth Bale becomes available [they won’t go in]. I know he’s ex-Spurs and it may not happen. “But if a top player like that became available and he’s £95m with £40m wages over the next four years, will they go in for him? It’s going to take investment, time with Emery and backing from the football club for Arsenal to come close to challenging again.”

Source: Express November 11, 2018 14:48 UTC