Arsenal chief Vinai Venkatesham admits they're delighted with the transfer blueprint drawn up now bearing fruit.
Venkatesham says they're now preparing to work the January market.
He wrote for arsenal.com: "Internally we aligned around a plan to put together a squad with some of the best young talent in world football, balanced with our more experienced players to lead and support them. We believe with Mikel and his coaching staff we can develop our young squad into something special.
"Preparing for a transfer window is a huge undertaking and requires an exceptional amount of planning, but that counts for nothing if you can't execute your plan professionally and efficiently – making big decisions at speed when needed. Our activity last summer, where across purchases, sales and renewals in the men's team, academy and women's team we did around 60 deals, was possible due to how well we work together behind the scenes. Rich Garlick, our director of football operations, has been a great addition to our team here; with the real unsung heroes being our legal and finance departments who were worked off their feet.
"In the window we signed young players, but intentionally young players who have plenty of experience and character, whether that is through the number of games they've played at a young age, by having captaincy experience or having national team experience.
"Edu, Mikel and the recruitment team deserve great credit for their work in identifying these players and although I'd stress it is still early days, it's very positive to see that our summer signings have all settled in well and have quickly become fan favourites."
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