There has been endless discussion about whether Arsenal should sell Aaron Ramsey if he refuses to sign a new contract extension with the Gunners, and we literally have just ten days to find a solution or risking him walking away on a free transfer next summer.
But the fact is that he is not the only Arsenal first team player that is entering their final year, but for some reason no one seems to be talking about them!
First of all we have Petr Cech, but as he is now 36 and Arsenal have brought in Bernd Leno as his future replacement he is likely to move on or retire next year. He admitted that he had had some interest from an Italian side this summer but he decided to stay and fight for his place. It is doubtful that anyone would stand in his way next summer, although he could certainly carry on playing for many more years yet but maybe at a lower level…
How about Nacho Monreal, who was voted our second best player last season? The 32 year-old may be getting on a bit but if he is still performing as well this season the Gunners could take the option of another year next summer. Defenders do seem to last a lot longer nowadays, look at Lichtsteiner…
Danny Welbeck is a strange one, as he is hardly going to be close to first choice this season, but I’m still sure if we cashed in we could get at least 20 million for him right now. There are rumours but I think he is going to play out his contract as a backup and Europa League player…
So if Ramsey leaves as well, that is four players we are going to have to replace next summer with no returns….
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