Jack Wilshere says that talk in the dressing room is of Arsenal bagging some “big-name signings” this summer.
The Gunners are still interested in wantaway Liverpool hitman Luis Suarez despite having a £30million bid turned down, while they have been strongly linked with Real Madrid’s Gonzalo Higuain in the last month.
Manager Arsene Wenger has also talked of his admiration for Wayne Rooney, whose time at Manchester United appears to be coming to a close, with the striker furious at comments from new boss David Moyes.
Wilshere believes that with the addition of some stellar names that the north Londoners can capitalise on the managerial upheaval at their Premier League title rivals Chelsea, Manchester United and Manchester City and end their eight-year wait for silverware.
“Everyone at the training ground has been talking about big-name signings,” the England international told reporters.
“It would give us all such a massive lift. Not just the players but the staff and everybody connected to Arsenal.
“Everything has changed at the other top-four clubs. Alex Ferguson has gone, Chelsea and City have new managers so we have to set our targets high.
“We showed how good we can be during the run-in last season - we had our destiny put in front of us. We had to win those games to finish in the top four and we stood up to the challenge.
“Now the goal is to play with that kind of consistency all season. If we can, we can definitely win something.”
The 21-year-old added: “Manchester United won the title last season yet it wasn’t the best United team we’ve seen.
“They won it because they had a big squad. If you look at their games, they sometimes rotated the whole back four.
“We’ve got a strong team at Arsenal and if we can add a few more to our squad then it can be a good season for us.
“We’ve got the Champions League, the FA and Capital One cups and the Premier League to contend with - it never stops.
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