Arsenal legend David Seaman has urged Arsene Wenger to make another major signing to "give the club a lift" ahead of the new season.
Wenger's only summer signing so far has been Granit Xhaka, and Seaman -- the former Arsenal and England goalkeeper -- feels more reinforcements are needed before the start of the campaign.
Arsenal have been regularly linked with signing a striker, but Seaman seems equally concerned about the defence.
"We still need a dominant centre-half," Seaman told talkSPORT. "We'll see what Granit Xhaka is like in midfield, but ideally we need someone like Patrick Vieira. And a striker.
"The thing is, a lot of the players who have played at the Euros aren't going to be ready for the start of the season. And that means we're going to have a weakened team. So he needs to buy someone to give the club a lift and give the fans a lift. Ideally a striker would be great, but either a centre-half or midfielder would do for me."
Wenger has said he will give Euro 2016 stars such as Olivier Giroud, Laurent Koscielny and Mesut Ozil an extra-long break after the tournament in France, meaning they're unlikely to be back to match fitness before Arsenal's opening Premier League game against Liverpool on Aug. 14.
That has only increased the pressure on Wenger to find a new striker after missing out on Leicester's Jamie Vardy in June.
Wenger is entering the final year of his contract, and a good start to the campaign could be crucial to avoid a repetition of the pressure he came under last season.
But Wenger did receive the backing of former midfielder Freddie Ljungberg, who said the Frenchman's importance to the club goes beyond just results on the pitch.
Ljungberg, who is on a club ambassadorial trip to Australia to promote next summer's preseason tour Down Under, said Wenger's style of football has helped win over fans around the world.
"The way of football he brought to the Premier League and to Arsenal is special and of course that's why the club is massive," the Swede told Australia's Daily Telegraph.
"Arsene has helped grow the brand of the club around the world because of the way we play football and I think a lot of people enjoy watching. Personally, I hope he stays for a long, long time and wins a lot of trophies.
"Arsene is, in my opinion, a great man and very respectful. I came there as a young boy and I came out of there as a man. He taught me values and how to behave -- that everyone has equal value. We shake hands with the cleaners, the receptionists, every day -- that's what the club is about and Arsene is a big part of that."