Nigeria international Alexander Iwobi
was conspicuously missing from the list of seven players to be sacked from
Arsenal’s squad ahead of the 2019/2020 European league competitions.
According to Tuesday’s Daily Mail
reports: Among those whose futures are in doubt is Mustafi, whose latest horror
show in Sunday’s 3-2 loss to Crystal Palace reinforced the belief at the club
that they should listen to offers for the German.
Arsenal have been open to selling
Mustafi, who joined from Valencia in 2016 for £35m, for the last two summers
but have struggled to find a buyer. And given his poor season, that is unlikely
to change. Mesut Ozil and Henrikh Mkhitaryan will also be in the shop window.
The Gunners are under pressure to
reduce their wage bill, especially if they fail to qualify for the
Champions League.
Champions League.
Selling Ozil, despite his recent
renaissance, remains a key objective because of his mammoth £350,000-a-week
wages. Mkhitaryan earns £180,000 a week and the Armenian is another one Arsenal
hope to sell. The club will also listen to offers for Carl Jenkinson and
Mohamed Elneny, while Calum Chambers and David Ospina are likely to be sold
once they return from their loan spells at Fulham and Napoli respectively.
The departures of Petr Cech and Aaron
Ramsey will slash close to £200,000 from the weekly wage bill. Danny Welbeck,
who earns around £80,000 a week, is also expected to leave when his contract
expires this summer. Emery will sanction an Arsenal clearout this summer — with
defender Shkodran Mustafi among the players for sale. Emery will head into the
transfer window with a budget of as little as £45million.
But the manager, who has impressed
the Gunners hierarchy during his first season, has been told he can reinvest a
significant amount of any money raised from player sales.”
Arsenal already have three more
points than last season’s final tally under Arsene Wenger — Emery still
believes his squad need major improvements.
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