BOURNEMOUTH, ENGLAND - NOVEMBER 25: Mesut Ozil of Arsenal arrives at the stadium prior to the Premier League match between AFC Bournemouth and Arsenal FC at Vitality Stadium on November 25, 2018 in Bournemouth, United Kingdom. (Photo by Dan Mullan/Getty Images)

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5 potential Mesut Özil replacements if the exit rumours turn out to be true

Dec 22, 2018

Mesut Özil is being linked with an Arsenal exit after his absence in Wednesday’s North London derby, but who could Unai Emery sign to replace him?

4Miguel Almiron

Lanus’ midfielder Miguel Almiron celebrates after scoring the team’s second goal against San Lorenzo during an Argentina First Divison football final match at the Momnumental stadium in Buenos Aires, Argentina, on May 29, 2016. / AFP / ALEJANDRO PAGNI (Photo credit should read ALEJANDRO PAGNI/AFP/Getty Images)

Age: 24
Position: Attacking Midfield
Club: Atlanta United
Contract until: 2020
Estimated market value: £13.5m

The Almiron saga has been a bit back and forth so far. Fox Sports announced last month that Arsenal had agreed on an £11.5m deal to sign the midfielder from the MLS. That was followed up by a clarification from his agent that hinted at contact but said nothing was formal.

Since then, however, the comments of the 24-year-old’s agent have fallen by the wayside. The story of Almiron’s signing dominated the headlines for a while anyway, despite it being reported that the original comments from Atlanta’s president, Darren Eales, were not true:

The Darren Eales quote on Miguel Almiron is made-up. Fake news, you might even say.@JPW_NBCSports @ariellec @NutmegRadio @DiCiccoMethod @arseblog https://t.co/yIHBeB61AY

— Jonathan Tannenwald (@thegoalkeeper) October 5, 2018

However, genuine comments have since come out from the player’s agent claiming that whilst there’s still nothing concrete, Almiron will ‘certainly’ play in the Premier League. That’s that then.

Almiron scored 13 goals and assisted 13 as well in his 38 appearances this year. Thanks to the calendar year format of the MLS, his season has ended just as the January transfer window is about to open.

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