New Arsenal Manager Unai Emery handed boost as Arsenal increase summer transfer budget

Arsenal have significantly increased Unai Emery’s summer transfer budget, according to reports.

It was initially believed that Emery had been handed £50million to spend but Arsenal’s board have released more funds for the former Paris Saint-Germain boss.

The Telegraph suggests Stan Kroenke has now agreed to give Emery another £20m in a bid to boost the club’s chances in 2018/19.

Arsenal’s head of recruitment, Sven Mislintat, is set to play a central role in transfer negotiations.

Arsene Wenger is understood to have advised Emery to work on improving Arsenal’s defence in the coming months.

Freiburg’s Caglar Soyuncu, Borussia Dortmund’s Sokratis Papastathopoulos and West Brom’s Jonny Evans are all being considered.