Arsenal to win Champions League?! Sol Campbell backs Gunners to reach final by end of next season but insists they MUST strengthen

Speaking to talkSPORT courtesy of bet365 ahead of their Big Ticket Giveaway, former Invincible and Champions League finalist Campbell has backed the Gunners to reach the final of Europe's elite club competition, although he believes it may have to happen next season, after a summer of investment. Arsenal face Real Madrid in the quarter-finals of this season's tournament.

Arsenal face heartbreak in the Premier League title race, as they sit a staggering 12 points behind leaders Liverpool, with just eight games to play. As a result, the Champions League may offer the Gunners' final chance at silverware, but they must overcome a formidable Madrid side boasting the likes of Jude Bellingham and Kylian Mbappe.

He said: "I think in the next couple of years, even this year, there’s a possibility of getting to the final. As long as you keep everybody [from this season] and don't lose anyone, and then you know, implement and buy some really good players who can really move the team on another level and have that... Have that depth in the squad.

"You know competitions breed success, and I think the club should be comfortable with that; getting competition to breed success, I think that's key really."

Arsenal face Everton at Goodison Park on Saturday. They will then play Madrid at the Emirates on Tuesday in their first leg.