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"Arsenal is at a crossroads. Things need to change." The damning statement levelled at the north London's side owner from 16 supporter groups and bloggers. A signed letter calling on Stan Kroenke to "reinvigorate" the Premier League club and bring it back to where it belongs.

After a disappointing end to the season saw them miss out on Champions League football for the third season in a row, the Gunners have had a rather underwhelming summer. Brazilian teenager Gabriel Martinelli remains the club's only signing of the window and it has become a source of parody that the club with the billionaire owner have a reported £40m budget to spend. Or half a Wilfried Zaha, in other words.

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But as tensions rise off the pitch - captain Laurent Koscielny's farcical situation adding further fuel to the fire - there remains a hope that Kroenke can salvage something amongst all the mess.

Reports in recent weeks have claimed that the Gunners' head honchos Unai Emery, Raul Sanllehi, Vinai Venkatesham and Edu will all be involved in the pre-season tour of the USA, and will make use of the opportunity to speak to Kroenke about potentially investing some of his own money into the club.

The north London side have seen bids for Kieran Tierney and William Saliba stall in recent days amidst claims that the "structure" of payment in both deals was not quite up to scratch. Deals for the duo would comfortably take up most of the budget and leave little room for Emery to strengthen other areas of the squad.

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So as the club embark on a whirlwind trip around the States, the next couple of weeks seem pivotal. If the Gunners hierarchy can convince Kroenke to finally step in and give the club a much-needed cash injection, then the sense of optimism both amongst the fans and the backroom staff will be rediscovered. Failure to do so will see this festering situation become almost untenable and have potentially devastating results on the pitch.

'Silent Stan's' legacy at the club is in tatters; but it still may not have reached the point of no return. If he heeds the advice of all those calling on him to "care", then the American may still be able to drag Arsenal out from their slumber. But at the moment, that still remains a massive 'if'.