Arsenal Transfers: Picking One Player From Each Ligue 1 Side

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Saint-Etienne: Loic Perrin

Saint-Etienne is a fun team because they don’t really have that stalwart offensive talent. They do have Loic Perrin, a center back that Arsenal has been tied to before, and I have chosen him for two reasons. First of all, he is a consistent defender. You can never have too many of those. Second of all, Saint-Etienne does not have too many others that I would be terribly interested in.

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Perrin is an aerial master. That is reason enough for Arsenal to tune in. Perrin wins twice as many aerials as Per Mertesacker and he already has three goals and an assist on the season. Pretty impressive from a center back. He keeps his pass completion at a cool 82% and also contributes over two tackles and interceptions per game.

He may not be that eye-popping signing or that huge potential signing but Perrin is reliable. He plays 90 minutes in every game, is rarely hurt and has only picked up one yellow card on the year. There is something to be said about a guy who can play 90 minutes every single match day.

On to Lyon. Will it be as obvious as you think?

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