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Arsenal are panning a summer clear-out of players, as they look to raise the funds needed for Mikel Arteta to rebuild his squad.
And that could see a number of players who featured in Saturday’s FA Cup triumph over Chelsea depart the club this summer.
They include French striker Alexander Lacazette, and right-back and club vice-captain Hector Bellerin, if a decent offer is made for him. Also, up for sale are Rob Holding, who deputised for the injured Shkodran Mustafi on Saturday, as well as fellow defenders Sokratis and Sad Kolasinac, both of whom appeared as late substitutes.
They would also like to sell Mustafi, whilst Matteo Guendouzi, Lucas Torreira and Henrikh Mkhitaryan will also be allowed to leave.
Another man they would dearly love to get off their books is Mesut Ozil, who has not featured for Arteta since the lockdown. However, his agent has made it clear that he wants to see out his contract and intends to stay in North London.
Andy is an exiled English football fan living in Cyprus. He loves all sports but football is his abiding passion, and he still has dreams every now and then about scoring the winning goal in a Wembley Cup Final, even though his playing days are long gone. He follows most major leagues, across Europe at least, and has a favoured team in each. When he’s not watching, listening, reading or downloading podcasts about football, he spend his time worrying about his beloved Arsenal.