LONDON — After watching three consecutive Premier League titles slip through their fingers, Arsenal have opened their wallet wide in the close season, completing early moves to ensure squad depth does not derail their championship dreams again.

Having finished second behind Manchester City in the 2022-23 and 2023-24 campaigns, Arsenal failed to build on that momentum in the transfer market last summer when reinforcing the attack.

Fans were left scratching their heads after deadline day when Raheem Sterling, a winger in decline, was brought in on loan, with Chelsea only too happy to oblige in offloading a player who was not in their plans.

The painful pattern of finishing second was compounded last season when they fell behind Liverpool after losing key forwards Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Jesus and Kai Havertz to long-term injuries, their league title drought stretching to 21 years.

But new sporting director Andrea Berta, replacing Edu, has overseen a dramatic shift in approach as the club spent nearly £200 million (RM1.14 billion) before August.

In came midfielders Martin Zubimendi and Christian Norgaard, defender Cristhian Mosquera, winger Noni Madueke, goalkeeper Kepa Arrizabalaga and striker Viktor Gyokeres — the final piece of the puzzle.

Arsenal scored only 69 goals in the league last term, a massive drop from the 91 they netted the season before.

Sporting’s Sweden striker Gyokeres, meanwhile, found the net an eye-watering 54 times in all competitions last term to become the hottest target in the transfer market.

“I was extremely happy with the way that we have approached the window and how aggressive we’ve been,” Arsenal manager Mikel Arteta said.

“So far, we are very happy with what we have achieved. Make sure that at the end of the window, we continue to be super happy.