Arsenal legend Sol Campbell has urged the club to follow Leicester City's work in the transfer market.

The Gunners missed out on qualifying for European football for the first time in 25 years.

And Campbell thinks the club's recruitment needs to be changed, citing Leicester as an exemplar of astute transfer work.

"I think Arsenal need to buy clever this summer," Campbell told Ladbrokes.

"It's clear the spending power isn't there. It's nowhere near the levels other clubs are willing to spend, so they've got to look at that next level down. But in that next level you can still find decent players.

"They're just got to look a little bit harder. Leicester do it. Arsenal need the right people out there looking at players. The club doesn't have the funds to take a risk on a player for £50m, £60m for it not to work out.

"But look at what Leicester have done in recent years. They don't really tend to spend more than £30m on players and more often than not they've got it right

"A lot of teams take risks on spending smaller amounts on players and giving them a bit of time to develop.

"Look at Atalanta in Italy, Ajax have been doing it for decades, and now Leicester are doing the same in the Premier League."