Overview
- Arsenal sealed the 2025–26 Premier League title and lifted the trophy on Sunday after Manchester City’s earlier slip handed the league to Mikel Arteta’s side.
- The club has an immediate financial gain from finishing first because Premier League merit payments rise steeply by position and Arsenal have also reportedly earned more than £120 million so far from their Champions League run.
- Players and staff held high-profile celebrations in London, including a Bacchanalia afterparty, while the squad has publicly refocused on the Champions League final in Budapest on May 30.
- Paris Saint-Germain arrive in doubt for the final with reports that Achraf Hakimi may miss the game and Ousmane Dembele is carrying a calf problem, a development Arsenal see as a potential tactical advantage.
- Longer-term stakes include Arteta’s contract through 2027 and outside interest speculation, Pep Guardiola’s planned City exit changing the domestic landscape, and club priorities this summer on recruitment, medical support and loan planning to sustain success.