Top 10 Arsenal Targets

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Top 10: Players Arsenal Could Sign This Summer

By Nathan Russell (@nathanhrussell)

Serge Aurier

Bacary Sagna’s departure from Arsenal looks certain and if one thing is for sure,

Arsenal will need to press on with finding a replacement for the Frenchman.Serge Aurier looks a great fit at a great price. The Ivorian could be bought fromToulouse for as little as £7m; even though he is just 21 years old, he has held hisown in Ligue 1 this season after having made 34 appearances in the French topflight.

Cesc FàbregasArsenal’s former captain has been linked with Manchester United of late, butthose links have died down and rumours of a potential return to his old club arerife. Much was made of a buyback clause that Arsène Wenger managed to get inthe Spaniard’s contract when he left for Barcelona in 2011, which could be usedthis summer. Fàbregas wouldn’t need to adapt to the Premier League, but

Arsenal have more pressing concerns and the signing of their old captain may beof the detriment to the likes of Jack Wilshere and Aaron Ramsey.

Angel Di María

Angel Di María was arguably the best player in the Champions League Final,which saw his club finally land La Décima. Since then, the Argentine has statedthat he is aware that his club might want to sell him this summer. Di María isonly 26 and would add pace, which has certainly been lacking this season for theGunners. Whether the Real Madrid player is really after a move or is just lookingfor a better deal remains to be seen but he would definitely add attackingimpetus to this current Arsenal side.

Lars Bender

Ask any Arsenal fan what type of player they need to sign this summer andthey’ll tell you of the need for a striker and a holding midfielder. Mikel Arteta

hasn’t done a bad job in the holding role but many feel that a player such as LarsBender would help support a backline that has leaked goals in big games. The25-year-old has recently stated that he could well remain at Bayer Leverkusenbut a move to Arsenal may be too good to turn down if the Gunners were to comeknocking.

Karim Benzema



Every man and his dog know that a striker has to be a priority in the transfermarket this summer and Karim Benzema would certainly be a world-classaddition. The Frenchman has hit 24 goals in 52 appearances in all competitionsthis season and would undoubtedly thrive off the type of service that the likes offormer teammate Mesut Özil could provide. Benzema is entering the final year of

his contract and Real Madrid may be tempted to sell this summer so that hedoesn’t go for free next year.

Carlos Vela

Fàbregas hasn’t been the only former Arsenal player to be linked with a return toNorth London this summer. Carlos Vela was recently quoted as saying that‘Arsenal can come back for me at £3.3m at any time’, thanks to a buyback clausethat was inserted in the Mexican’s contract when he left for Real Sociedad in

2012. Vela can play on the left wing as well as in a central striking role; hecontributed 16 goals and 12 assists in 37 La Liga appearances this season andlooks an absolute bargain.

Álvaro Morata

Álvaro Morata is one of many Real Madrid players to be linked with a move tothe Emirates this summer. A €10m transfer fee is dependent on Real Madrid’s

wish to have a €25 buyback clause inserted in the Spaniard’s contract. Morata

has had to compete with the likes of Benzema this season but still managed to

score eight times in 23 La Liga appearances. It’s clear that Wenger is interestedin the 21-year-old but his future may depend on that of Karim Benzema, whoArsenal are also reportedly interested in signing.

Antoine Griezmann

Arsenal lack a natural left-winger, a position where Santi Cazorla and LukasPodolski have been filling in as of late. Antoine Griezmann has certainly madethat position his own for Real Sociedad this season, finding the net 16 times in 35La Liga appearances. It seems unlikely that Real Sociedad would allow Arsenal tosign both Griezmann and Vela this summer so it may be an either-or situation.

Jackson Martínez

The 27-year-old Colombian is one of many strikers to be linked with a move toArsenal this summer. This comes as no surprise after he scored 29 times in 51appearances in all competitions for Porto this season. If he were to have a goodWorld Cup, then his price tag may increase even more, so this is one transfer thatthe Gunners would want to complete sooner rather than later.



Loic Remy

QPR manager Harry Redknapp recently admitted defeat with regards to keepingformer Newcastle loanee at the club by saying that ‘I think he’s looking to play

Champions League next year’. These comments would have put Arsenal on high

alert and Remy looks cheap at just £8m. The Frenchman may be looked at lateron in the summer if Arsenal fail to land some of their more pressing targets.

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