Emirates Cup - Arsenal v Olympique Lyonnais
Arsenal is already preparing its strategies for the January transfer window while the team's defensive trio Tierney, Holding, & Bellerin are set to return for the EFL Cup. (Photo: Reuters/Matthew Childs)

Many speculations surround Arsenal's decision on their roster, however recently, the team announced the arrival of Nicolas Pepe and according to some reports, Wilfried Zaha is coming next. Team manager Unai Emery's attention was captured by the 24-year-old player Nicolas Pepe who averaged 11 assists and 22 goals. The former Manchester United forward was rejected by Crystal palace in an opening bid of £40 million.

With Nicolas Pepe on the team, the Arsenal will pay Lille £72 million in a staggered basis over the length of five years inked earlier and ahead of the announcement. After a lethargic start during the summer transfer activity, Nicolas Pepe's arrival sparked the fire among Arsenal fans. They are now excited and looking forward to the upcoming season especially that Josh Kroenke, the son of the team's majority shareholder recently promised to make things exciting for the team.

The fervor produced by Nicolas Pepe's arrival has been moderately affected by the continuing process of selecting another player to fortify Arsenal's defense, which negatively affected the team's pursuit in at least qualifying for the Champion's League. Arsenal passed 51 targets ultimate season. The team also executed marketing campaigns and finished several extents outdoor the top 4 and captured yielded in the Europa League ultimate to Chelsea.

So far, Calum Chambers stands as the one new center-half for Unai Emery to announce during forward of the season opener to Newcastle in a week's time. Chambers was at Fulham during the ultimate season and although he got the Player of the Season membership award, he still inspires in a massive part in a defensive midfield position. Arsenal's team captain Laurent Koscielny is still on strike while the new recruit William Saliba is going back to Saint-Etienne on-loan basis.

Many sports analysts are wondering why Arsenal chose to invest in a new winger when they got two of the most prolific forward players, namely Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette. In a report by Press Association, it reveals that Arsenal made forensic research of the run-ins during the ultimate season. It is through this that the team concluded the reasons why they lose in fast succession to Leicester, Everton, and Wolves and would perhaps be resolved by including additional talent and tempo to their forward roster.

Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Alex Iwobi aggregately offered 9 assists and 10 targets at the ultimate season. This prompted Unai Emery of the Arsenal to alter to a five-man defense and utilize the inventive highlight on his wing-backs, especially Saed Kolasinac.