Arsenal defender Laurent Koscielny has urged Arsene Wenger to invest in new signings in order to end the club's long wait for the Premier League title next season.
The Gunners led the Premier League for a portion of the 2015/16 season but faltered midway through the campaign and eventually finished ten points behind shock winners Leicester City.
Having secured the £30 million signing of Borussia Monchengladbach midfielder Granit Xhaka, Arsenal are now awaiting the decision of Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy after triggering his £20m release clause.
Koscielny has admitted that making such moves is critical if Arsenal are to win the league.
"Yes it's a disappointment. We finished second, but if you look at the whole season, we can have regrets," he told Omnisport according to Goal.
"I think this year we had the means to compete with the other teams to win this title. But our results were inconsistent, especially in February and March, when we won very few games, and we took very few points.
"It was tough, but we have to keep the positive from this season to learn from it, and start a nice season next year, with probably some new players that will allow us to reach another level and have more consistent results."
Koscielny, who is training with France ahead of Euro 2016, also backed Arsene Wenger to lead Arsenal into a new era of success.
"The boss has seen it all, he's been for many years at the club. I think we owe him a lot," Koscielny said.
"At least, I owe him very much, I have a lot of respect for the coach, but as well for the man. He's a very nice guy. I understand the frustration of the fans because we did not win the title for a long time, but I think that Arsene did some amazing things in this club.
"He helped it grow, now we have a beautiful stadium, our facilities are unbelievable"?it's up to us, the players, to do what's necessary on the pitch to win these titles.
"But I think that Arsene is a very good coach, and he's still the man for the job."