Ex-PL club chief: Arsenal start to feel 'unique pressure' that Leicester didn't even have in their title win

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VISIT THE ARSENAL MATCH HUB MORE FOOTBALL INSIDER STORIES Arsenal stars ‘can’t turn anywhere’ as pressure increasesEverton’s former chief Keith Wyness – who served as CEO at Goodison Park between 2004 and 2009 and now runs a football consultancy advising elite clubs – thinks winning the Premier League or the Champions League would be considered a “good season” for Arsenal.Speaking on the new edition of Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast, Wyness believes the run-in will prove whether Arteta’s squad have a strong mental edge needed to win major trophies.OpponentVenueCompetitionDateBournemouthEmirates StadiumPremier LeagueApril 11thSportingEmirates StadiumChampions LeagueApril 15thManchester CityEtihad StadiumPremier LeagueApril 19thNewcastleEmirates StadiumPremier LeagueApril 25thFulhamEmirates StadiumPremier LeagueMay 2ndArsenal’s next five fixtures in all competitions.He told Football Insider‘s Inside Track podcast: “There’s a unique sort of Arsenal pressure, because they’ve been living with this sort of cloud over them for so long now of being the bridesmaid. It’s something that they’ve had to live with that’s uniquely Arsenal.

I don’t think Leicester had that pressure when they were going on to win the title that year. It’s this one sort of focus on Arsenal that they live with every single week in the media.

I don’t think there’s much more that they can do in terms of, Arteta and the squad. “If they did finish with one or even two trophies this season, they’re in the hunt for both and those are the big ones, then that’d be a good season.”Gabriel Martinelli fighting for Arsenal futureArsenal’s summer transfer plans are already in the pipeline, with Gabriel Martinelli understood to be one player who will be put up for sale.Martinelli has contributed just one goal and three assists in the Premier League this season, and Arteta wants to upgrade his options on the left flank.Sources have told Football Insider that Martinelli wants to remain at Arsenal, and the 24-year-old will fight for his place in Arteta’s long-term plans.Whilst a deal for PSG star Khvicha Kvaratskhelia could be tough to achieve, the 25-year-old would add greater strength to Arteta’s forward line, if the club sanctioned the sale of Martinelli. 💰 ARSENAL INSIDER UPDATE 💰 Inside the transfer budget, player wages, new kits, off-pitch deals and boardroom developments at Emirates Stadium.