Unai Emery’s task seems to get harder each year, and the Europa League winners need their big signings to shine
Guardian writers’ predicted position: 7th (NB: this is not necessarily Ben Fisher’s prediction but the average of our writers’ tips)
Last season’s position: 4th
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