10 top quality players who are high up on Arsene Wenger’s Emirates Stadium radar.
10. Mathieu Debuchy (Newcastle United)
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With Bacary Sagna gone there is certainly scope for a fresh right-back signing and the Magpies star ticks many boxes for the north London side. He’s French, he’s of a proven Premier League pedigree and he’d probably be up for a move to the Emirates Stadium and let’s face it Newcastle United owner Mike Ashley doesn’t usually need much persuading when it comes to accepting offer for top talents.
9. Alvaro Morata (Real Madrid)
Arsenal need fresh striking options and a move for 21 year old Morata not only resolves that issue but it also gives Arsene Wenger the chance to adhere to his youthful transfer policy. Spanish youngster only handed three La Liga starts last season but still registered eight goals.
Long term Arsenal target and a player who won’t cost the earth and has already proven his ability to play alongside Arsenal first choice striker Olivier Giroud. Goals with QPR and Newcastle United suggest the former Marseille man is
more than capable of making Premier League impact.
Old Trafford bit-part player wasn’t part of Sir Alex Ferguson and David Moyes’s plans and is surely unlikely to be a player Louis van Gaal will show faith in so a move away from Old Trafford is a distinct possibility. Will the Dutch boss sell to a Premier League rival though?
6. Guillermo Ochoa (Free Agent)
Mexican keeper showed just what he is capable of during the World Cup finals and having left Ajaccio the solid custodian could be the ideal man to fight Wojciech Szczesny for the starting spot at the Emirates Stadium and won’t cost a single penny.
5. Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen)
Workmanlike German could be the right man to replace veteran Spaniard Mikel Arteta and the box to box midfielder could feel a high-profile move could aid a push for a more prominent role at national team level. The presence of fellow countrymen Lukas Podolski, Mesut Ozil and Per Mertesacker can only aid such a bid.
Chilean would in many ways be the ideal man to freshen up the Arsenal attack but he won’t come cheap and his market value will have soared after his efforts in Brazil or may indeed lead new Barcelona boss Luis Enrique to keep hold of the 25 year old, who netted 19 goals in 27 La Liga starts last term.
Seemingly the first choice player to replace Bacary Sagna as the club’s first choice right-back and the addition of the 21 year old may not alienate young Englishman Carl Jenkinson whilst a more household name could lead the Londoner to pursue a summer exit.
2. Morgan Schneiderlin (Southampton)
Having seen Luke Shaw and Rickie Lambert leave St Mary’s, as well as manager Mauricio Pochettino, the long serving midfielder could have the perfect excuse for seeking a move ‘up’ and one would imagine the chance to work under Arsene Wenger would act as motivation enough for a move to join the north London club.
A striker who has his flaws, though mostly non-football related, and a player who scores regularly for club and country and as such a player Arsene Wenger absolutely should pursue. Last summer Arsenal surprised many, and appeased their long suffering fans, by signing Mesut Ozil in a club record transfer and a move to sign the Italian international could make a similarly positive impact on the club as a whole.
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