Arsenal: Serge Gnabry’s Input A Mildly Torturous Device

Serge Gnabry is tweeting like his move to Werder Bremen was just a bad dream and he is still on the Arsenal books. I checked, he’s not.

Arsenal seemed to have a path paved in gold for Serge Gnabry to walk down. He made his debut in his teen years, like so many would-be Gunner stars of the past. However, that debilitating knee injury spoiled everything and he returned to a much less forgiving club that had seemingly already moved on without him.

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So, after a horrific loan move under Tony Pulis at West Brom, Gnabry moved on to Werder Bremen; a stepping stone to whatever big clubs comes calling next (most likely Bayern Munich).

Wenger swears up and down that they did everything to keep Gnabry, but the simple fact of the matter is that the damage had already been done and/or not enough was being offered. There is no reason why more first team minutes couldn’t be promised when the plan was to make Alexis a striker.

Anyway, enough about that. Gnabry was clearly watching Arsenal take on Sutton United, as his tweet showed that he was, as always, on the side of the club he spent five years of his life with. A club that had a massive impact on the player that he becomes.

There has been talk that Gnabry could return to the Gunners after this year. There is also talk that he could go to Bayern Munich, however, and that will always seem the more likely when you consider Arsene Wenger’s track record.

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Wenger is not one for do-overs and he is not one for spending money on someone he just sold. Especially if the price has increased, which it most certainly has.

It would be a dream come true to see Gnabry back at the Emirates and, given the uncertainty surrounding Alexis and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, the hot-and-cold antics of Alex Iwobi and the ever-frustrating Theo Walcott, it’s impossible to say that he wouldn’t be given a big part to play.

Gnabry has been fantastic since returning home to Germany, scoring eight goals and adding an assist in 20 appearances. He has played just about every single attacking position, including making two appearances at striker, where he scored two goals.

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If the shoe fits, let him wear it. It’s clear this boy is still a Gunner, so swallow the dent in pride that it would cause and just bring him back to the Emirates.