Arsenal: Leon Goretzka for Mesut Ozil should be embraced

Arsenal are looking more and more likely to lose Mesut Ozil, which, if answered by the arrival of Leon Goretzka, should be welcomed.

Arsenal’s transitional phase is certainly nowhere close to finished. In fact, the big stuff is still yet to come, as it is looking like Alexis Sanchez and now Mesut Ozil both will be high-tailing it out of town sooner rather than later.

But all exits should conceivably be answered with an entrance, and while it is hard to be optimistic about Ozil’s potential exit, it takes a much more positive spin when considering that it could be Leon Goretzka who comes in the opposite direction – and for free.

I have been playing up the necessity of pursuing Goretzka for months, and believe that the evidence points to a move. He personally shot down the Bayern Munich links and that was the only team with a stronger claim to the German than Arsenal.

Not just that, but when you look at the route that the Gunners appear to be going down, it’s clear to see how Goretzka fits the theme. Aaron Ramsey and Danny Welbeck are set to begin contract negotiations and these two share one key trait – effort. Everything that accompanies it is great, but their undying, no-quit attitude is what makes them special.

And Sead Kolasinac? Same thing. More undying effort. Not to mention Kolasinac moved from Schalke on a free last summer and we’d be looking to do the same with Leon Goretzka this summer. Nothing like a free testimonial from the Bosnian.

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Goretzka is in a similar mold, as he is capable of 90 minutes every single match and covers every square centimeter of the pitch without being told to do so. That is the foundation with which his ability takes flight, as he is just as apt at winning the ball as he is at seeing it home to the back of the net.

What Arsenal would be losing is the dazzling creativity of perhaps the best passing midfielder in the world, but in return they would continue to move towards a style of play that emphasizes hard work and dedication to the cause, with an added creative flair, as opposed to creative flair with a hint of hard work.

When something hasn’t worked for years, you have to make changes. The creative, dazzling displays of the Gunners hasn’t been able to take them to the heights that it was supposed to and it’s been four years now.

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The best solution, therefore, is to push the team in another direction.

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