Former Arsenal captain Tony Adam has taken fresh aim at their transfer policy.

He insists they didn't need to sign Martin Odegaard, Nicolas Pepe or Willian.

The trio have all been signed over the past two seasons, with Odegaard joining on loan while Pepe and Willian were brought in on permanent deals.

"To be honest, there's an argument that you don't need Martin Odegaard," Adams told Premier League Productions.

"I got so annoyed that we bought Pepe and Willian in when you've got two kids [Emile Smith Rowe and Bukayo Saka] bursting into the team.

"There's other areas in the team that you could look at, there's holes in that team, we saw how fragile they are defensively. The defence has always been the weak link.

"As the sporting director of Arsenal, you wouldn't be getting Odegaard in, you'd be getting good, strong defenders into the team instead."