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Four players Arsenal should sell to help fund summer rebuild

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Four players Arsenal should sell to help fund summer rebuild

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By Josh Barker


Published: May 2, 2021 8:55 pm

Last Updated: May 2, 2021 10:19 pm

Four players Arsenal should sell to help fund summer rebuild

Table of Contents

  • Arsenal continue to struggle
  • Eddie Nketiah
  • Joe Willock
  • Ainsley Maitland-Niles
  • Calum Chambers
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Arsenal continue to struggle

Mikel Arteta’s stint in the Arsenal dugout has proven something of a mixed bag to date.

Triumphs in the FA Cup and Community Shield have been followed by a fairly poor 2020/21 campaign, that looks set to see the Gunners finish outside the top-six for a second consecutive season, with no silverware unless they can turn around a Europa League semi-final deficit versus Villarreal.

Of course, Arteta should take some flack for the north Londoners’ struggles, with poor decision-making in terms of team selection having cost Arsenal on a number of occasions.

And though a certain amount of blame should be put on the player, Arteta must also be held accountable for his inability to get Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang – Arsenal’s top scorer over recent seasons and by far the club’s highest earner – playing anywhere close to his scintillating best.

Outside of Arteta’s shortcomings, though, it remains clear that the Gunners’ squad requires improvement in a number of areas.

Given the fact that KSE are not exactly known for pumping huge sums of money into the club, though, if Arsenal hope to continue their rebuild and bring in players to suit Arteta’s style, they will probably need to raise considerable money through player sales.

As such, at 101, we have picked out a number of players whom Arsenal could sell this summer, to provide funds for a much-needed squad overhaul.

Eddie Nketiah

The first of these players is Eddie Nketiah, who actually featured fairly regularly during the early months of Arteta’s stint in the Emirates dugout.

However, this season – especially over the last few months – Nketiah has been very much a bit-part player.

In fact, across all of 2021 so far, the attacker has been limited to 104 minutes of action in the Premier League.

With Nketiah of course a striker who does his best work in the six-yard box, it is easy to see why Arteta, who likes his centre-forwards to drop deeper to link up play, isn’t overly keen on the 21-year-old.

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In addition, with Folarin Balogun having now signed a new contract, Nketiah has all of the teen, Alexandre Lacazette, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang and Gabriel Martinelli to compete with for the centre-forward spot.

Even if Lacazette – who has just over a year left on his contract – is sold in the summer, it would still probably make more sense for Arsenal to bring in a proven goalscorer, rather than hand that responsibility to Nketiah, who quite clearly isn’t the type of striker Arteta wants.

Four players Arsenal should sell to help fund summer rebuild

Eddie Nketiah of Arsenal during the Carabao Cup match between Leicester City and Arsenal at the King Power Stadium, Leicester, England on 23rd September 2020. (Photo by Leila Coker/MI News/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Joe Willock

The second player whom Arsenal should look to part ways with in the summer is Joe Willock.

Willock is currently on loan at Newcastle United, where his super-sub exploits have earned the Magpies some huge points in their fight for survival.

Across his last three league outings, Willock has scored three goals, and earned Newcastle five points.

Joe Willock: Liverpool heartbreaker ?pic.twitter.com/FVBmEH8rv6

— Goal (@goal) April 25, 2021

So, Arsenal’s fans may question why the midfielder should be sold this summer, instead of being handed a chance to impress back in the capital.

In Arteta’s system, Willock’s best position would probably be behind the striker, where he could make his trademark bursting runs into the box, as he has done at Newcastle.

And though the 21-year-old did have some success in that role earlier in the season for Arsenal (albeit against some poor Europa League sides), it is hard to argue that the midfielder is a better option than either Emile Smith Rowe or Martin Odegaard.

Granted, Odegaard may not be at the Emirates next season, but would Arsenal fans not rather see Willock sold, and someone with the quality of Emi Buendia brought in instead?

Ainsley Maitland-Niles

Like Willock, our next player is also currently out on loan from Arsenal.

Ainsley Maitland-Niles has spent the second half of the season with West Brom, where he has showcased glimpses of promise.

However, it is hard to imagine that AMN would be afforded regular football if he returns to the Emirates.

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Thomas Partey, Granit Xhaka and Mohamed Elneny are clearly ahead of him in Mikel Arteta’s midfield pecking order.

And though he has been used at left-back in the past, the English international only really looked semi-comfortable when playing as a wing-back in a back-five, a formation Arsenal have since moved away from.

As such, though he would be unlikely to see regular action in north London, Maitland-Niles remains a young, versatile English player whom a number of lower-table Premier League outfits could well express an interest in.

Calum Chambers

The final player Arsenal should look to move on in the summer is Calum Chambers.

Recent weeks have seen the Englishman afforded more regular chances in Mikel Arteta’s set-up.

However, the Spaniard has largely opted to play Chambers at right-back, a position he is quite clearly too slow to play in on a consistent basis.

And though the 26-year-old is a decent central defender, all of Gabriel, Rob Holding and Pablo Mari appear better options in that spot, with William Saliba’s return in the summer only likely to push Chambers even further down the centre-back pecking order.

Therefore, it would probably be in Arsenal’s best interests to sell the stopper to help fund a move for a new right-back – particularly when taking into account the fact that he will have just a year left on his contract in the summer.

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This article was edited by
Conor Laird.

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# Team MP D P
1 Manchester City FC 34 47 80
2 Manchester United FC 33 29 67
3 Leicester City FC 34 22 63
4 Chelsea FC 34 22 61
5 West Ham United FC 33 10 55
6 Liverpool FC 33 16 54
7 Tottenham Hotspur FC 33 18 53
8 Everton FC 33 3 52
9 Arsenal FC 34 9 49
10 Aston Villa FC 33 10 48
11 Leeds United 34 -2 47
12 Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 33 -13 41
13 Crystal Palace FC 33 -22 38
14 Brighton & Hove Albion FC 34 -4 37
15 Southampton FC 33 -18 37
16 Burnley FC 33 -15 36
17 Newcastle United FC 34 -20 36
18 Fulham FC 34 -20 27
19 West Bromwich Albion 33 -34 25
20 Sheffield United FC 33 -38 17
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Player Team Goals
Kane, Harry Tottenham Hotspur FC 21
Salah, Mohamed Liverpool FC 20
Fernandes, Bruno Manchester United FC 16
Son, Heung Min Tottenham Hotspur FC 16
Calvert-Lewin, Dominic Everton FC 15
Bamford, Patrick Leeds United 14
Vardy, Jamie Leicester City FC 13
Watkins, Ollie Aston Villa FC 13
Lacazette, Alexandre Arsenal FC 13
Gundogan, Ilkay Manchester City FC 12
Rashford, Marcus Manchester United FC 10
Wilson, Callum Newcastle United FC 10
Ings, Danny Southampton FC 10
Wood, Chris Burnley FC 10
Aubameyang, Pierre-Emerick Arsenal FC 10
Zaha, Wilfried Crystal Palace FC 10
Iheanacho, Kelechi Leicester City FC 10
Sterling, Raheem Manchester City FC 9
Pereira, Matheus West Bromwich Albion 9
Mahrez, Riyad Manchester City FC 9
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Maguire, Harry Manchester United FC 0 10
Gallagher, Conor West Bromwich Albion 0 9
Milivojevic, Luka Crystal Palace FC 1 8
Lundstram, John Sheffield United FC 1 8
Luiz, Douglas Aston Villa FC 0 8
Hojbjerg, Pierre Tottenham Hotspur FC 0 8
Xhaka, Granit Arsenal FC 1 7
Bellerin, Hector Arsenal FC 0 8
Egan, John Sheffield United FC 1 7
Holgate, Mason Everton FC 0 8
Hayden, Isaac Newcastle United FC 0 8
Soucek, Tomas West Ham United FC 1 6
McGoldrick, David Sheffield United FC 0 7
McGinn, John Aston Villa FC 0 7
Shaw, Luke Manchester United FC 0 7
Neves, Ruben Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 0 7
Reid, Bobby Fulham FC 0 7
Evans, Jonny Leicester City FC 0 7
Alioski, Ezgjan Leeds United 0 7
Kante, N`Golo Chelsea FC 0 7
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Kane, Harry Tottenham Hotspur FC 13
Fernandes, Bruno Manchester United FC 11
Son, Heung Min Tottenham Hotspur FC 10
Grealish, Jack Aston Villa FC 10
De Bruyne, Kevin Manchester City FC 10
Rashford, Marcus Manchester United FC 8
Vardy, Jamie Leicester City FC 7
Werner, Timo Chelsea FC 7
Cresswell, Aaron West Ham United FC 7
Digne, Lucas Everton FC 7
Bamford, Patrick Leeds United 6
Sterling, Raheem Manchester City FC 6
Pereira, Matheus West Bromwich Albion 6
Ward-Prowse, James Southampton FC 6
Mane, Sadio Liverpool FC 6
Harrison, Jack Leeds United 6
Raphinha Leeds United 6
Neto, Pedro Wolverhampton Wanderers FC 6
Gross, Pascal Brighton & Hove Albion FC 6
Silva, Bernardo Manchester City FC 6



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