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Sky Sports pundit Gary Neville believes Ezri Konsa’s arrival at Arsenal will help them win the title for a second season in a row.

Neville says the Gunners’ decision to double down on their defensive strengths makes him very confident that Mikel Arteta’s side will finish top of the table once again:

“It’s incredible what Arsenal have done really, to sign Ezri Konsa, because they’ve got [Jurrien] Timber, [Ben] White, [Cristhian] Mosquera, [William] Saliba, Gabriel [Magalhaes], [Piero] Hincapie, [Riccardo] Calafiori, [Myles] Lewis-Skelly. They’ve already got eight amazing defenders, and now they’ve signed another really good centre-half.”

“It’s almost like they’re doubling down and saying, ‘We’re not going to concede goals, we’re just going to make sure we’re better than everyone else defensively by a million miles’ – and they are. That will win them a title again.”

“If you were to ask if you’d swap Arsenal’s front players for United’s, Liverpool’s, Chelsea’s, you might actually keep the front players. From a defensive perspective or in midfield, you’d swap all of them.”

Injuries played a key role in the decision to buy Konsa

Neville is suggesting that further defensive reinforcements weren’t entirely necessary, but he doesn’t mention the fact that both Timber and Saliba are currently unavailable.

Timber is expected to be back in training at some point in September. The Dutchman’s recovery from surgery on a groin problem has taken longer than expected.

Saliba has, though, avoided an operation on a back injury, but the 25-year-old is still at least a couple of months away from making his comeback.

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Arsenal fans would still like another forward

While the signings of Konsa, Bruno Guimaraes and Christos Tzolis have been welcomed, a lot of supporters want the Gunners to add an ‘X Factor’ up front.

Julian Alvarez would be such a player, but the chance of a move happening now looks remote, unless the Argentinian has a sudden change of heart.

A different player, potentially a winger, could still be brought in before the transfer window closes on Tuesday night.