And while he is not foolish enough to promise Arsenal fans their first title since the Invincibles of 2004, Wenger reckons they can compete with champions Chelsea once more.
He said: “Before I was more exposed to who will go and now the question I get more is, ‘Who will come?’. That means our potential on the market has changed.
“And if you ask me will we win the Premier League? We will try and give absolutely everything, but it will be a very open competition and I believe again there are five to six competitors.”
Wenger has added £10m Chelsea keeper Petr Cech to his squad so far this summer and has hinted at another big-name signing.
But the real progress has come from not having to sell players without the funds to replace them, as happened in recent years with Cesc Fabregas, Samir Nasri and Robin van Persie.
Asked if he had headed into those selling seasons knowing Arsenal count not mount a title challenge, Wenger replied: “Of course. Why? Because when you lose your best players it is impossible.
“And you see opponents strengthen their squad, and they are already stronger than you.
“You just get into top four because you managed to grab every single point and see others still strengthening.
“On top of that you are losing your best players. It is difficult to be convinced you can still win the league.”
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