Arsène Wenger believes Arsenal face their toughest ever
battle to qualify for next seasons Champions
League.
The Frenchman has only once failed to take the Gunners into
Europes elite competition and that came in his first season at the
helm back in 1996-97.
With the influx of new club owners and this summers record Premier
League spending spree, the Arsenal manager insists there is no
longer a Top Four.
I think there is a top eight or nine who can fight for that [the
Champions League places], said Wenger. It is very open and I
think it will be more and more open because there are so many
investors who have come in.
West Ham are ambitious. Aston Villa are ambitious. Everton are a
good side. Newcastle too. So its a top eight, nine. It will be
harder than ever to finish in the top four.