Arsenal: Catching up with the January exits

Arsenal let go of six players this January. With one month passed since the close of the winter transfer window, let’s see how happy these six players are playing for their new teams.

Arsenal encountered a lot of changes this past January. They added three players — Konstantinos Mavropanos, Henrikh Mkhitaryan and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang — and let go of six. This much turnover is extremely uncommon, and is even more surprising coming during the mid-season window. These changes are probably a sign of things to come this summer. From the evidence of Arsenal’s performances this season, more changes will definitely be needed if they want to challenge for the top-four in seasons to come.

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Arsenal got rid of a group of players with varying profiles, from a budding young prospect in Marcus McGuane to a disgruntled superstar in Alexis Sánchez. With such a vast group of players leaving in January, it leaves the door open for more departures this summer. Looking at Arsenal’s recent and constant troubles, it is easy to think that, to varying degrees, each of the departed players is glad to have a fresh start somewhere new. In more detail, let’s look at how each of them has fared so far on their new teams.