Santi Cazorla left Arsenal this summer in one of the saddest departures from the club in recent memory.
A real fan favourite, his struggles with injury over the past two seasons meant he left the club with a whimper. While many of us hoped for a miracle, the Spaniard is still facing a massive uphill battle to return to the playing field.
While he looks to do that with Villarreal, Arsenal need to find a replacement and that’s not going to be easy.
Here are 10 options for them to consider:
4Vincent Koziello
Arsenal were first linked with a move for Koziello back in 2016 when Le10Sport said Arsene Wenger was interested in the then-Nice midfielder.
For whatever reason, the club didn’t make a move for the then 20-year-old and he remained at Nice until signing for FC Koln in the January window for £2.7m with just six months left on his Nice deal.
Still only 22, the right-footed central midfielder, who can also play as a defensive midfielder, may not be keen on moving just a few months after heading to Germany, but it could be a nice chance for his club to make a tidy profit for not much work.
He has little experience at the top level but certainly would have been worth a punt before he sign for FC Koln.
Whether Arsenal could justify spending a much higher fee on him now that he’s under contract until 2022, however, is much harder to determine.