Arsenal have monitored Atletico Madrid striker Julian Alvarez, who has Premier League experience from his time at Manchester City.
Even though Viktor Gyokeres scored 21 goals in all competitions in his first season with Arsenal, that could be an area that can be strengthened.
Arsenal are also looking to strengthen on the left wing, and Arteta said that he and the club will “start to make some very important decisions if we want to reach another level”.
There will be an examination of whether Arteta’s current group of forwards are capable of adapting style. Some are eminently capable.
“I think [Bukayo] Saka will be in that bracket,” Upson said. “[Leandro] Trossard is very good with the ball. Technically he’s an excellent player.”
Upson also pointed to the full-back roles, and how attacks can be launched from those positions.
“I saw that last night with the PSG team, how important the full-backs are in how they’re willing to go the other way and be real catalysts for those attacks,” Upson said.
“So I think that’s another interesting feature, but I think they’ve got the players [at Arsenal]. I think they’ve got really good technical players, top level players with the ball.”
Arsenal beat Atletico Madrid, Bayern Munich and Inter Milan on their way to the Champions League final.
It was a terrific feat and to take PSG to penalties was commendable, but Upson believes the Gunners need to show more on the ball if they are end their wait for Champions League glory.
“Manchester City, Bayern Munich, Atletico Madrid, Barcelona, PSG – you’re going to come up against two or three of these throughout the tournament in the need to win it,” Upson said.
“That’s going to be difficult over two legs if you’re not going to have a little bit more possession. For me, that could be a feature that you see from Arsenal next season.”
