What a year it has been for . The Gunners have put in some fine performances and came incredibly close to ending their 20-year wait for a Premier League title.

team ultimately fell just short of lifting the 2023/24 trophy, but have had an outstanding 12 months of football. The have not conceded more than two goals in any game in 2024, and scored five or more goals in six away games - the most of any English side in top-flight history.

Despite the progress made, Gunners fans will be hoping that 2025 yields more for the team following all of their hard work over the last 12 months. A quarter-final exit was the best they could manage in cup competitions, with a third-round exit in the and a fourth round defeat in the .

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A trophy is something wanted by all at Arsenal - but they'll be hoping it's one of the bigger ones they're celebrating at the end of the current season. Can the help propel them towards that? Or will the Gunners be big movers in the ?

Our football.london writers say what they think will be coming for the in 2025...

Ah, the classic case of what on Earth are Arsenal going to do this year... Every year under Mikel Arteta has seen Arsenal take a step forward with more goals, more points, an ever-improving defensive solidity and getting closer to the league title.

Two points cost them the title last season and yet they find themselves with a vast chasm of nine points separating them as things stand right now. The idea of predicting the end to their title drought at this stage is simply not even the biggest optimist in the world might dare.

That said, I do think it is safe to suggest that a trophy could be lifted. There is something a cup-team feel about the side considering how few they do concede and how they can shut teams out very well which could suit the two-legged format of the Champions League and the League Cup semi-final.

Arsenal need to continue to progress and into next season this could be the club's biggest summer yet, in fact it has to be. I predict the Gunners will spend more than ever before on a centre forward in an attempt to take things to the next level.

I'm backing Arsenal to lift a trophy in 2025. Mikel Arteta needs to win something as this squad is just too good not to. The Premier League may be out of reach but I think the Gunners are still Liverpool's closest challengers. I think Arsenal will finish second but there may only be a few points in it.

The Champions League may be a step too far so I think the Carabao Cup and FA Cup present decent opportunities for the Gunners. I fancy Arsenal to beat Newcastle over two legs in the Carabao Cup semi-finals, so it's just whether the Gunners can beat most probably Liverpool in the final. In the FA Cup Arsenal have been poor in recent seasons but it is a competition Arteta should perhaps take more seriously. If he does then a cup double may be on the cards.

Squad wise Arsenal may need to spend some money as they probably need to buy a top class midfielder and striker in 2025. Alexander Isak and Martin Zubimendi are my picks. Off the field, they really need to fill the sporting director void following Edu's resignation, with Roberto Olabe my pick of those linked.

What does the next year hold for Arsenal? Well, I think there will be at least one Wembley appearance.

I can see the Gunners getting past Newcastle to meet Liverpool in the Carabao Cup final - but not beating Arne Slot's side. Elsewhere, I think they'll be pushing a little hard in the Champions League and Premier League to focus on the FA Cup, but they'll probably still get past Manchester United in the third round. Perhaps a quarter-final elimination at the end of March when the season really starts heating up.

In terms of the January window, I don't really think there's any big moves going to take place for the Gunners. The big problem is obviously Bukayo Saka's injury, but it's the same issue as before when convincing someone to join - will they be of the required quality to challenge him for a starting role? And if they are, they surely won't want to be second choice anyway. There may be one or two additions for squad depth, but nothing that troubles the first-choice XI.

I think the Gunners may reach the Champions League semi-finals, but could slip up against the likes of Real Madrid if they get there. And then unfortunately for Arsenal fans, I think they'll come up short in the title race - but still finish in the top four quite comfortably.

After that comes the summer, and it could really be time for some flexing of muscles in the transfer market. They'll have a new sporting director and a good couple of years of Champions League money for the accounts, and need a top class striker to add more goals. Will it be Alexander Isak? Maybe not, but one quality striker will join.

The only other issue I see happening is Real Madrid beginning an offensive to try and sign William Saliba. He won't leave this summer, but the wheels will be set in motion for a 2026 transfer.