HairSprayGooners
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There are only 2 clubs with a much bigger budget than us and 2-3 clubs with about the same budget (depending on where we finish or change of commercial deals).
Our club decided to heavily invest in contracts, agent fees, and similar stuff, but you guys are always coming back with the net/total transfer spending.
For every contract you waste money on, you're gonna pay for it through less net transfer investment, and this exactly what the club has done for years.
We are spending much more than the likes of WH, Everton, and Villa, but they are outperforming us on the pitch, which means, not good enough from everyone involved (not just Arteta)
Of course, our wage bill has been ridiculous for a number of years now. But again that isn't something you can put on Arteta or even Emery. They can't help it if your Kola's and Mustafi's are on 120k+ a week or if Özil was given a 350k a week deal.
For some time now we've had EL level (and sometimes lower than EL level) players on CL level wages. This is why it was always going to take a little longer for us to rebuild. You have to wait for these guys to actually leave before even beginning to rebuild properly.