I have been doing my usual daily read of all subjects Arsenal related and I came across a very interesting article in the Mirror, which basically listed all the Arsenal players and gave an opinion on who would leave or remain at the Emirates.
I agreed with some of their views and disagreed with others and so what I have decided to do here is list the players, highlight the Mirrors opinion, and put mine beside theirs.
Bernd Leno:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Petr Cech:
Mirror – Retiring
JustArsenal – Retiring
David Ospina: Out on loan
Mirror – Leave
JustArsenal – Leave
Emiliano Martinez: Out on loan
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Matt Macey: Out on loan
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Defenders
Hector Bellerin:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Stephan Lichtsteiner:
Mirror – Leave
JustArsenal – Leave
Carl Jenkinson:
Mirror – Leave
JustArsenal – Leave
Rob Holding:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Sokratis Papastathopoulos:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Laurent Koscielny:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Shkodran Mustafi:
Mirror – Leave
JustArsenal – Remain
Konstantinos Mavropanos:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Sead Kolasinac:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Nacho Monreal:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Calum Chambers: Out on loan
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Leave
Midfielders
Aaron Ramsey:
Mirror – Leave
JustArsenal – Leave
Mohamed Elneny:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Leave
Lucas Torreira:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Matteo Guendouzi:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Henrikh Mkhitaryan:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Leave
Mesut Ozil:
Mirror – Leave
JustArsenal – Remain
Grant Xhaka:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Alex Iwobi:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Ainsley Maitland-Niles:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Joe Willock:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Denis Suarez:
Mirror – Leave
JustArsenal – Leave
Emile Smith-Rowe: Out on loan
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Forwards
Alexandre Lacazette:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
Danny Welbeck:
Mirror – Leave
JustArsenal – Remain
Eddie Nketiah:
Mirror – Remain
JustArsenal – Remain
A long list and as you can see there are not many areas that I disagree with the Mirror on but here is my reasoning behind the few disagreements we have.
Shkodran Mustafi:
The Mirror reckons he will leave but I do not think he will, Emery has a soft spot for the German and even though I am of the opinion he is not good enough for us, the manager is and that is all that matters.
Calum Chambers:
I reckon he will be sold and The Mirror reckons he has a future with us, I just do not see that. He is consistently loaned out and we need to raise funds and he would be an easy sell.
Mohamed Elneny:
I know that Emery seems to like Elneny, but surely even the boss knows that he has no long term prospects with us, he is simply not good enough. And while the Mirror thinks he will stay, I can see him being sold to raise funds. He is a fringe player at the end of the day.
Henrikh Mkhitaryan:
The Mirror is convinced the Armenian will remain at the Emirates but I believe he will be sold, he is still fairly valuable and will raise a decent amount and at the same time free up a significant salary commitment, and I feel that Emery will realise this and cash in while he can.
Mesut Ozil:
I do not think it matters if we want to sell him, the bottom line is he does not want to go and even if he did, who would take on his wages and pay out a significant transfer fee? The Mirror says he will be sold, I just cannot see that happening.
Danny Welbeck:
Because he is available to leave on a free at the end of the season the Mirror is confident he will depart the Emirates, but I reckon we will offer him a new contract and keep him as a squad player.
Phew, that is it, what are your opinions, do you think the Mirror has it generally right or do you disagree with them as I do on some players?