As Arsenal gear extensively to face a resilient Chelsea in the Europa League Final, the board is battling with unattended issues under the scenes.
Win, and the Gunners land themselves a spot in the Champions League for the first time in two seasons and an injection of cash that Unai Emery desperately needs in order to improve the squad over the summer.
Because if they fail to do so, Arsenal will only have a meager $50 million to spend this summer.
Lose, and Arsenal returns to step one in their quest to return to European’s elite competition and face a summer of cheap signings and mass player sales.
But the final will also be a somber one, in large part because of Petr Cech.
The veteran goalkeeper is in line to make his final ever appearance in professional football in Baku against the team he made his name at, and with Cech retiring the Gunners are in need of a new backup at the club, and a recent name could prove to be the answer.
According to Bild, Arsenal is interested in Dynamo Dresden goalkeeper Markus Schubert, who will be leaving the East German side this season on a free when his deal with the 2.Bundesliga side runs out.
A first-team player since the age of 18, the Germany U-21 keeper has made a name for himself in Germany in the past two seasons as a player with the potential to one day represent the senior national team. And, Schubert, who is valued at £900,000 on Transfermarkt, would prove to be an excellent addition this summer for the Gunners.