5 reasons why Arsene Wenger isn’t done yet

#4 Improved recruitment will give him a better platform

Wenger needs better recruitment to again compete at the top.

In November, Arsenal appointed Sven Mislintat as their new head of recruitment. He arrived from Borussia Dortmund, where he was credited with identifying the likes of Robert Lewandowski, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Shinji Kagawa and Ousmane Dembele.

There was a time when Arsenal were one of the best clubs in Europe at identifying and attracting young talent - examples include Cesc Fabregas, Patrick Vieira, Nicolas Anelka - and after a number of years in which their recruitment seems to have lacked any obvious foresight, the arrival of Mislintat can only improve things.

Surely now, problem areas such as the longstanding need for a powerful and assertive presence in front of the defence will be resolved.

If a balanced squad can be built with the right mix of experienced heads and talented starlets, Wenger may just have the right platform to again provide a challenge at the top of the Premier League table.