Arsenal 'going nowhere' with Unai Emery's £60m transfer budget

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Arsenal are "going nowhere" with Unai Emery's transfer budget of £60million, says Emmanuel Petit.

Emery has replaced Arsene Wenger to become Arsenal's first new manager in 22 years, facing the task of returning the club back to the top of English football.

The Gunners are understood to have a transfer budget of around £60m after two windows of heavy spending, and Petit does not expect Emery to be able to make much of an impact with that level of financial backing.

"When I hear about the amount of money Emery has to spend, I can't believe it. Where are you going with £60m? You're going nowhere.

"With that amount of money, you can put the best manager in the world on the sideline and the team won't change much. There is quality at the club, but not to match the likes of Manchester City or Liverpool. They need to bring in top quality players.

"I want to say to the board: 'can you just stop bringing in young players for one year?' We've had enough of young players. The club is full of them. It's been like this for 15 years now, we need something else.

"We need talented experienced players. We need big characters and big personalities. This is what has been missing. For me, £60m is ridiculous."

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