Midfielder Mariona Caldentey explains why Arsenal, strengthened by seven new players, are talking up their chances of winning the Treble this season.

Since signing in summer 2024, Mariona Caldentey has played the joint-most Women's Super League and Champions League games for Arsenal alongside Alessia Russo with 43 Mariona Caldentey has won four Champions Leagues, six Spanish titles, six Spanish Cups, a European Championship and a World Cup - but her eyes light up when discussing Arsenal's hopes of silverware in the upcoming 2026-27 season. With the Gunners chasing a first Women's Super League title since 2019, along with two domestic cups and another Champions League, she is explicit about what she expects. The last time Caldentey, 30, was spotted in an Arsenal shirt was in May, standing on an open-top bus as part of the men's and women's victory parade around north London. Hundreds of thousands of supporters lined the streets to celebrate a first Premier League title in 22 years for the men, with Caldentey and her team-mates also showing off the inaugural Women's Champions Cup they won against Brazilian side Corinthians in February. It was a prize to cherish last season but, having finished second in the WSL and had their Champions League defence ended by an 87th-minute Lyon winner in their semi-final second leg, the Spain midfielder wants to put things right this season. "We need to take the next step and are ready for it," she said. "We need to be ambitious, have no fear and believe in ourselves. "That does not mean we are going to win it - there are other things that we cannot control, but that's the message.