Mikel Arteta may have to sell some of his players to make room for reinforcements at Arsenal in January.
The Gunners are apparently nearing the limit of their FFP constraints, hinting that it may be difficult to complete some of their important moves this winter without sensational exits.
Arsenal can sell and earn realistic transfer prices for a variety of excellent players, such as Aaron Ramsdale, Jakub Kiwior, Eddie Nketiah, and Emile Smith Rowe.
Although not linked with an exit, I have one player in mind whom Mikel Arteta should sell and raise a good amount to supplement his winter transfer kitty. Leandro Trossard is this player. (Before you bash me, hear me out).
The 29-year-old has been at the Emirates for a year and has yet to secure a place in Arteta’s starting 11. Yes, he has delivered in front of goal sometimes, and his assist numbers are excellent. But if he can’t persuade Arteta to drop anyone for him, his quality isn’t as top-notch as it should be.
In recent weeks, Leandro Trossard has failed to impress when brought on as a substitute to play as a left winger. He lacks the enthusiasm Martinelli provides on the left side of the attack. Trossard has similarly struggled to shine in the left-sided No. 8 role that was available to him; game after game, it appears Havertz has nailed the spot as his own. I’m not sure about you, but I believe Trossard’s best position at Arsenal is as a false nine but the Gunners are expected to sign a clinical striker.
Though many people might be opposed to cashing in on the Belgian, I believe it could be a good option. On Arsenal’s left wing, Emile Smith Rowe and Reiss Nelson can all be excellent backups for Martinelli, while Fabio Vieira can also serve as Havertz’s backup as the left-sided No. 8.
Trossard is a sellable asset and I believe Arsenal should sell him. What do you think?
Darren N
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COMMENTS LIKE THIS, ARE KILLING THE CLUBS. IF YOU DON’T KNOW WHAT TO WRITE ABOUT, PLEASE SHUT UP. WHAT IS WRONG WITH TROSSARD? SELL HIM AND HE WILL COME BACK AND SCORE HATRICK AGAINST US.
I couldn’t even bring myself to finish the article 🙂 I LOVE this guy. He was a nightmare to play against and now we don’t have to anymore. Keep!
No way sell trossard.
Sell…. Cedric,ellneney, Viera,
Nelson,nekitha.
When I remember the Trossard of Brighton, I really feel bad for him because he’s not the one we’re having. I think giving him few minutes makes him feel he’s not trusted and that affects his confidence when brought on the pitch, hence his performance too.
I also think that instead of freezing such a great player, you better sell him. I agree 100% with the idea of selling him, not because he’s not good enough but because we can’t give him minutes. Those claims of him scoring against us are fake. If we don’t want that to happen, we should give him time.
Darren N
You can’t just randomly sell players that don’t come up to your personal expectations. It doesn’t work like that, and Trossard’s a worthy player who hasn’t been on form for only a very few games.
Who next? Saka, White, Martinelli?
True, Well said.
It is Arteta who brings about these ideas by not using players fairly or equally. He destroys the quality of the players and gives the minimum playtime. Trossard was very sharp at Brighton, he’ll drive through 2 to 3 players with ease.
I’ve not noticed Arteta suggesting that any of these players are likely to be transfered.
I’m almost lost for words regarding this suggestion. Everyone on here is calling for top quality backup players yet you are saying we should sell one of our best back up players. So we sell him, get an injury to one or two of our forward players (It sounds like Saka is a doubt for the Liverpool game) then who do we play instead? You really do come up with some not well thought out articles!
Totally disagree. Wow, you have so little confidence in Trossard.
Complete nonsense!
Why dont we actually use Trossard more. Why are we selling a player with an end product? Silly article.
True, well said
When he played for Brighton, he scored goals from far. In Arsenal, he became impotent and cultivated the bad habit of passing balls around to increase possession rate.
Sell the manager and his good for nothing coaching staff. Rice and Trossad are the only good players we have. I’d say barring Ramsdale, Gab M, Saliba, Rice, Trossad, Saka and Martenelli, sell the remaining 19 players if any club has the faintest of interest. Add the manager as new year’s bonus to any bidding club
Wow. You looking for another 5 year rebuild when we’re top of league just a week ago!!!!
Are you for real?
Trossard is probably the best and most natural finisher we have and given the lack of goals from Jesus and Nketiah,I am surprised and disappointed by the failure of Arteta to give him an opportunity at CF.In the same way Havertz would be more productive as a central striker as he is clearly not a central midfielder who can provide support for Rice in the engine room. Our Manager is evidently of the opinion that the German can be transformed into a more pacey and energetic version of Zhaka, but from what I have seen he will never be effective in such a role and he will become another luxury player when a battler is required to strengthen our central midfield.With the acquisition of Raya, Havertz and before them, Vieira,Arteta and Edu have, in my opinion, made costly errors of judgement in terms of recruitment whereas the same cannot be applied to Trossard.
Agree to some extent but they DID make an error in Trossard. They dont utilise him.