Reports are already suggesting that Emery could have around £50m available this summer, less than both Leicester City and Watford spent prior to the start of last term.
And even should that number swell to £60m then Petit feels Arsenal’s board will be short-changing their manager and leave him with an impossible job to build on this season’s 6th place finish.
‘When I hear about the amount of money Emery has to spend, I can’t believe it,’ he told Paddy Power. ‘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.’
Petit SLAMS Arsenal board for 'ridiculous' transfer budget handed to Unai Emery
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