The imminent arrival of the Brazilian will kick start a busy summer for the Gunners, who are in need of two new strikers following the departures of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Alexandre Lacazette.
When recently asked if he's expecting a busy couple of months, Arteta said: "I think both competitions [the Champions League and Europa League] require a much larger squad because the amount of games you play is much bigger in both.
"So I don’t think [which you qualify for] makes a lot of difference or changes a lot.
"If you can financially afford it and we don’t have to do the turnaround in the squad that we’ve had to do.
"If you ask me what I want it’s 22 outfield players and three goalkeepers.
"You have to come a long way in the aspects that you see on the pitch, it’s a lot of things that have to be put in place, and that takes time."
Arsenal will kickstart their pre-season on July 8, travelling to Germany to take on FC Nurnberg.
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