Arsene Wenger ends his Arsenal career with the team’s worst finish in 22 years
Arsenal finished outside the top four for the second straight season. Last year they ended the campaign in fifth. This year they dropped a spot to sixth place.
Of course this is part of the reason that Wenger is moving on. To be fair, part of it is out of his control. Here’s what competing clubs spent on players last summer:
- Manchester City £217.3m
- Chelsea £202m
- Manchester United £169.5m
- Everton £152.9m
- Liverpool £89.5m
- Tottenham £61.4m
Watford and Leicester City are next on the list followed by Arsenal.
Of course it’s not just about spending money, but in a league where the difference between the haves and the have-nots is getting larger, Arsenal need to keep up with the Joneses.