Jack Wilshere claims Arsenal players are excited by the prospect of big-name signings and need to aim high this season.
Injury
The 21-year-old star is hoping those injuries are finally behind after a frustrating period in which his development has been hampered by a series of problems.
"It's really annoying when you cannot perform as well as you know you can," said Wilshere.
"Now there are no long-term injury issues for me. They took the screws out of my ankle, which were causing me a problem and, hopefully, there will be no further issues.
"I'm a bit behind the other lads in terms of fitness because I wasn't able to do much for six weeks after the operation.
"I will play some part during this tour of the Far East and, hopefully, I can have a good pre-season - which I haven't done for the last two summers.
"Steve Bould said three years ago you should never take pre-season training for granted. It's so important. It gives you a level of fitness for the whole season."
If Wilshere can maintain his fitness then this could be a huge season for the England international, culminating as it does with the World Cup in Brazil next summer.
"This is such a big year for me," he admitted. "The aim is to play the full season for Arsenal and then, hopefully, go to the World Cup in Brazil with England.
"It's still in our hands. We've got one really tough game in Ukraine and we'll need to get a result there. But if we win our games at Wembley then we should be OK for Brazil."
