Mercato : Mikel Arteta opens the door to the exit of Arsenal to 7 players of his group

Mikel Arteta, who has been able to revolutionize the game and the face of Arsenal, which was in decline a few years ago, wants to leave his mark on this workforce to better use it as he pleases in the future. That is why the Spanish coach wants to recruit players whose profile he considers essential for his project. And for this, he wants to first degrade. And up to 7 players are announced on the departure.

Arsenal is in the race for the Premier League title this season. A situation that is due to the work done by the Spanish technician Mikel Arteta, who has spared no effort to make his staff very competitive. And if he is already close to the top of the league, this does not mean that his squad is already one of those that can put themselves in the dance for several seasons. And it is to stay in this dynamic that he wants to sign some players.

Indeed, Mikel Arteta is focused on conquering the Premier League 19 years after Arsenal’s last title. And if the objective is already very clear for this season, he does not lose sight of next season, where he will return to the Champions League after no less than six years of absence. For this, Arteta wants to strengthen the team with several names, which can not be done without lightening workforce. Therefore, with the aim of streamlining, he gave a list of 7 names, according to The Sun, which would not have a place in the team.

The first of this list is Nicolas Pépé, who is the most expensive recruit in the history of the club (he was paid 80 million in Lille in 2019) and, at the same time, his biggest failure. He is currently on loan at Nice, but he has one year left on his contract and a very high salary to get rid of.

The list is completed by Ainsley Maitland-Niles, Sambi Lokonga, Nuno Tavares, Pablo Mari, Cedric Soares and Alex Runarsson, although the club does not expect big offers for any of them, but being the players that matter least to the Spanish coach, they have the door wide open to make room in the squad and be able to scrape some money for them.