Josh Kroenke was in attendance at the Emirates Stadium on Sunday, and he met with Mikel Arteta after the Arsenal match.

• Mikel Arteta retains full backing from Kroenke Sports & Entertainment (KSE) despite a trophy-less season.
• Champions League football’s return will financially aid Arsenal, enabling the club to attract top talents.
• Arsenal aim to pursue high-profile targets such as Declan Rice, indicating continued investment from the Kroenkes.

The Evening Standard report that Mikel Arteta retains full backing from Kroenke Sports & Entertainment after this season, and Josh Kroenke was in attendance at Arsenal’s game against Brighton on Sunday.

Kroenke and LA Rams head coach Sean McVay went to visit Arteta after the final whistle, with the Rams also owned by KSE.

Arteta will hope for further investment from the Kroenkes in the current Arsenal team this summer, with the Gunners having made a clear improvement this season whilst still falling short of trophies.

Champions League football is back, and that will certainly help on the financial side, as well as allowing Arsenal to pursue top talents who exclusively want to play in the competition

But Manchester City will also have Champions League football, and Manchester United and Newcastle United probably will too, on top of the riches all three clubs possess.

If Arsenal want to push on and fight for the title again next year, the Kroenkes need to back Arteta with more than just the bare minimum that Champions League qualification provides.

If we’re looking to be optimistic, Arsenal’s season should have provided plenty of encouragement for the owners that Arteta is a manager worth backing.

Reports suggest that the Gunners are pursuing high-profile targets like Declan Rice this summer, and the Kroenkes will indeed continue to invest in the team.

Josh Kroenke’s presence at Sunday’s game is hopefully further evidence of that commitment to taking the next step with the team.