The Frenchman’s 79 rating does put him in the first team picture, but his 80 potential means he would never be a regular starter. The 32-year-old has weekly wages of £97,000.Īs we are looking to bring in a new defensive midfielder, Francis Coquelin can be shown the door. His 81 rating means he cannot compete for a starting spot, so look to sell him for around £12 million. The big German is in the final year of his contract, so you will want to cash in now for the centre back. We are also showing the door to club captain Per Mertesacker.
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You should target a price tag of around £13million for the 31-year-old, which will free up £97,000 a week in your wage budget. You may be surprised that we are willing to let the reliable Nacho Monreal leave the club, but as we are adopting a system with four at the back, he is neither good enough to start at either centre or left back. With Arsenal having a deep, well-balanced squad, it’s almost a case of ‘one-in, one-out’ during the transfer window. On the bench, you will want David Ospina (OVR 79), Nacho Monreal (80), Mathieu Debuchy (77), Jack Wilshere (81), Theo Walcott (80), Danny Welbeck (80) and Olivier Giroud (82).
Olivier Giroud provides a great option off the bench with his aerial ability (90 heading accuracy), as does Theo Walcott with his pace (91 sprint speed). Your front three should be Mesut Ozil, Alexandre Lacazette and the scintillating Alexis Sanchez. Jack Wilshere could force himself into contention if he gets close to his 84 potential, and Francis Coquelin provides a more protective option with his high defensive work rate. Granit Xhaka comes in at defensive midfield, and he has Santi Cazorla and Aaron Ramsey either side of him. In front of him you should go for Hector Bellerin, Shkodran Mustafi, Laurent Koscielny and new man Sead Kolasinac. If you want to get more out of Mesut Ozil, go for a 4-2-3-1 or 4-3-3 attack formation, and you also have the option of a 4-4-2 and play Sanchez up front or just off the main striker. We have gone for the reliable 4-3-3 holding formation, this is less taxing on your midfielders and allows Arsenal to showcase their passing game. We suggest that you scrap the 5-2-3 formation however, as you want to get as much quality on the pitch as possible. With fluid attacking players, there are so many systems you can play with Arsenal.