Santi Cazorla is unlikely to ever play football again, let alone pull on the red and white of Arsenal, so finding a replacement for him must be a top priority in the summer.

Thankfully, Arsenal have been on the lookout for a replacement for him for a few windows now, and although they haven’t succeeded in landing any of their targets, there are quite a few around that they are interested in.

Here are 9 of them:

2Marco Verratti

FLORENCE, ITALY - MARCH 20: Marco Verratti of Italy looks on prior to the training session at the club's training ground at Coverciano on March 20, 2017 in Florence, Italy. (Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)
(Photo by Claudio Villa/Getty Images)

25 and needing no introduction, Verratti is a Rolls Royce player that would fit in at Arsenal seamlessly.

The current Paris Saint-Germain midfielder had a rather underwhelming season last campaign at PSG with Unai Emery unconvinced by his performances, leading to a lot of speculation in the summer.

Veratti stated his desire to stay and fight for his place in the team and he’s done just that with 35 appearances this season, totalling 2,744 minutes.

The 25-year-old Italy international is seen as one of the best deep playmakers and could be a perfect replacement for Cazorla.

The Italian has plenty of experience and he could adapt well to Arsenal’s style.

Under contract until 2021, he would not come cheap with his current market value said to be £63m – a figure that doesn’t take into consideration how inflated fees are these days.

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