New-look Arsenal have the taste for trophies


Arsenal's Alexis Sanchez (L) challenges Monaco's Tiemoue Bakayoko during their Emirates Cup soccer match at the Emirates stadium in London August 3, 2014. REUTERS/Dylan Martinez

LONDON (Reuters) - Having finally treated their long-empty trophy cabinet to some FA Cup silverware last season, Arsenal have splashed the cash ahead of the new Premier League campaign to improve a squad that could now be capable of pushing for loftier titles.

Rapid forward Alexis Sanchez, a 35 million pound signing from Barcelona, leads a band of new recruits that also includes defenders Mathieu Debuchy and Calum Chambers and goalkeeper David Ospina, for a total bill of over 60 million pounds.

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