Five in five out for Arsenal in the transfer windows

Mesut Ozil out; Inigo Martinez in
A luxury that Arsenal simply do not need. He doesn’t appear suited to the Premier League, that is more of a competition for athletes. Ozil doesn’t seem to get the space that he did in La Liga, where many teams would often stand off, allowing him to make more of an impact. It appears Florentino Perez did some smart business selling him to Arsenal for £42.5m, and the German has failed to make much of an impression for Arsenal. The north London outfit could still command a fee of around £30m, and Pep Guardiola at Bayern Munich is said to be interested. His departure would also allow Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain more of a run in the team, with the England international excelling at the moment.

It has been highlighted that Arsenal have somewhat of a shortage in defence, and Real Sociedad’s 23-year-old Inigo Martinez would be an ideal signing at centre back. If Wenger also signs Hummels, the two players would offer enough strength in depth to cover any injuries. Real Madrid were thought to be interested in the summer, so Arsenal should snap him up while they can.

Matthieu Flamini out; Ander Iturraspe in
It is unlikely the Frenchman can go on for much long. His arrival, on a free transfer at the Emirates was great timing for Arsenal, and his presence added much-needed steel to their midfield. Still blessed with an ability to read the game, and composed on the ball, it is unlikely that he has much left in his legs and is quite temperamental.

Iturraspe is on the verge of breaking into the Spain team, and is one of the bright prospects that have come through the youth system at Athletic Bilbao. A defensive midfielder, renowned for elegance on the ball, he has a touch of Xabi Alonso about him and, at the age of 25, there is plenty more to come. A fee of £15m is likely to be enough to convince Bilbao to sell.

Joel Campbell out; Nicola Murru in
The Costa Rica forward couldn’t have done much more in the summer to force his way into the Arsenal first team this season, but Alexis Sanchez’s arrival, probably, realistically spelled an end to his Gunners career. There would be no shortage of suitors across Europe and Wenger could command a healthy fee of around £10m for the player.

Arsenal need another option at left back, especially with Nacho Monreal not getting any younger, which leaves Kieran Gibbs. A perfect understudy would be Cagliari’s 19-year-old Nicola Murru, who has showed plenty of promise in Serie A and for Italy through the youth ranks. A fee in the region of £6m could be enough to coax the Italian outfit into selling.