Arsenal: 6 candidates to take captaincy after Aubameyang

6. Bukayo Saka

For anyone old enough to remember the early Cesc Fabregas days, this is far from the left-field shout it may seem.

What are Arsenal trying to build? It’s pretty much an entire new team. It’s also one centred around a British core of players with generous dash of Hale End. Nobody in the squad encapsulates the spirit of what is trying to be formed more than Bukayo Saka. He is Arsenal at the moment, in more ways than one.

If the aim is to find someone who represents everything positive about the club then Saka would be announced as the captain tomorrow. He loves Arsenal, and Arsenal loves him.

He’s also only 20 years old. Placing the weight of the never ending soap opera that is Arsenal on this young man’s shoulders could have an adverse effect. He isn’t necessarily a leader either, but then again, nor was Aubameyang.

Whoever is selected won’t be universally agreed upon, but as the captaincy is never going to be some season-defining moment or the decision that takes Arsenal back into the Champions League, then why not just give it to the most likebale player in the squad (world)?

You wouldn’t rule him out of the running, put it that way, and it might prompt another urged contract extension with a £200m buyout clause.

If Arsenal want to project a new image moving forward, there is no better face to front it.