Arsenal have reportedly put together a five-man shortlist of attacking players who can replace Mesut Ozil and Alexis Sanchez if they leave north London this summer.
With both stars’ contracts set to run out next summer and the club allegedly reluctant to allow them to leave for free, Arsenal are apparently lining up five men who could step in and do their job.
While Ozil appears to be happy where he is, he wants Champions League football, which Arsenal failed to secure for next season, and Alexis has been heavily linked with a move to Bayern Munich.
Of course, no one will ever be able to replace Mesut Ozil, and Alexis has been immense for Arsenal this season, scoring 30 goals over all competitions, but surely it’s sensible to have a back-up plan, right?
Here are the five players Arsenal are looking at, according to the Telegraph.
2Thomas Lemar
The Monaco winger isn’t quite at Mbappe’s level but is a solid player who Arsenal genuinely seem to have been keeping tabs on. If the Gunners fail in snagging his teammate, Lemar is a sound second option.
The 21-year-old’s scored nine and assisted 11 in Ligue 1 this season.
How likely: Quite likely