It has been a massive thirteen months for Arsenal Football Club, coming off a season in which they won their first Premier League title since 2004 and reached the Champions League final in Budapest.
Mikel Arteta's side came close to securing a historic double but fell to Paris Saint-Germain on penalties at the Puskás Aréna, ending an otherwise outstanding season for the Gunners.
Over the summer, Arsenal went from strength to strength, too. While they did lose Gabriel Martinelli, Gabriel Jesus, Leandro Trossard, and Fabio Vieira, they brought in Bruno Guimaraes, Christos Tzolis, Ezri Konsa, and also made last season's loan for Piero Hincapie from Bayer Leverkusen a permanent transfer.
The club have reinvested in areas where they lost depth from the title-winning side, with their 3-0 defeat to Brighton and Hove Albion their only league loss so far this season.
In addition to having strengthened their squad for this season, Arsenal are also doing work behind the scenes to make improvements to their iconic Emirates stadium. That's been their home ever since Highbury's closure in 2006 and moved to the Emirates in 2006, with the new stadium providing capacity for around 60,000 supporters.
Despite the Emirates being one of the Premier League's established modern stadiums, Arsenal are still looking to improve the supporter experience.
Arsenal Discuss Emirates Stadium Improvement Plans
Arsenal's first annual Advisory Board meeting of the 2026/27 season, club co-owner Josh Kroenke and Chief Executive Richard Garlick discussed the club's planned Emirates improvements the club plans on making at the Emirates.
They were joined by a group of Arsenal supporters both in person and remotely to discuss a wide range of topics in addition to the planned stadium refurbishments.
As far as the Emirates is concerned, the club plans on making improvements to the existing structure rather than taking part in any large-scale remodeling plans for what already exists.
They plan on making improvements with their chief catering partners (Legends), making upgrades in hospitality and retail avenues, and implementing a section of safe standing areas.
Licensed standing is being introduced in the Clock End for 2026/27, with the North Bank scheduled to follow from 2027/28.
Arsenal Plan 5G Connectivity and Digital Fan Experience Improvements
The club's Advisory Board also discussed Arsenal's digital fan experience, an area where the club believes there is room for improvement as digital interaction between supporters and clubs continues to grow.
Improving digital connectivity and accessibility is increasingly important to the modern matchday experience.
As such, one of the big talking points of the meeting involved the implementation of 5G connectivity at the Emirates with the goal of providing high-capacity, low-latency connectivity for fans inside the stadium.
These plans also included audio match commentary ideas as well as improvements to be made for the quality and consistency of services available for supporters who are visually impaired.
The club's board is also in open communication with supporters' groups representatives to try to bring forward ideas to better Arsenal's official app, their online ticketing portal, and ID verification services.
Such improvements could further enhance the overall matchday experience for supporters.
