Heading towards the end of what could yet turn into another season with no silverware, Arsenal have already reportedly set their sights on summer targets and are now willing to table an opening offer to sign a La Liga ace.
Arsenal's alarming form after Bournemouth defeat
Arsenal's Premier League title ambitions may be officially over, but that doesn't mean that their chase is over in the battle to secure their Champions League place. Mikel Arteta's side simply wipe their title tears and go again in the Premier League if they are to avoid the ultimate disaster.
Sat second - three points above Manchester City and four above a Newcastle United side who have a game in hand - there's still every chance that the Gunners drop to fourth in the coming weeks. It's also worth noting that, should Nottingham Forest defeat Crystal Palace, Arsenal will only be four points in front of sixth place and dropping out of the Champions League places.
Defeat against Bournemouth was the fourth time that Arteta's side failed to win in the Premier League in their last five games and alarm bells should finally be ringing over their need to swiftly secure European football and end a season full of frustration.
Arteta had his say after Bournemouth came from behind to shock Arsenal at the Emirates, telling reporters: "We started and we did the most difficult one to score the goal. I think after that we had four or five very open situations to score the second one.
"We didn't kill it and after that, on top of that, you defend the box really poorly, the way we've done it in the two set-pieces that we have conceded again. So they're going to punish you and a team like Bournemouth, they're going to punish you. And after that the game becomes rushed, very chaotic.
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"That's why they want big spaces. They have more legs than us, especially with sets and plays that were struggling in the final minutes. And we weren't able to get the result that we wanted, so we're very disappointed."
Arsenal willing to table bid to sign Garcia
Already looking to put this season behind them, those in North London have seemingly set their sights on a new shot-stopper. According to reports in Spain, Arsenal are now willing to table an offer worth €30m (£25m) to sign Joan Garcia this summer.
In what would be one of Andrea Berta's first acts as sporting director, the Gunners could finally get their man a year on from reportedly agreeing personal terms to secure his arrival from Espanyol before a deal collapsed.
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At 24 years old, the Spaniard is likely to arrive as a backup for David Raya before one day replacing the 29-year-old Arsenal goalkeeper. Potentially fending off competition from Bournemouth, the North London giants could kick their summer off with the arrival of Garcia.