5 Arsenal players who could leave the club this summer

The Premier League is gone, we're out of the domestic cups, and you'd still regard our Champions League hopes as slim despite a record-breaking victory in Eindhoven.

There's still plenty of juice left in 2024/25, but eyes are doubtlessly veering towards a hugely significant summer. If we aren't raising big ears aloft in Munich at the end of May, the mood in north London is bound to be sombre.

Expectations are already high with a new sporting director on the brink of arrival - we hope! However, this won't be a summer of spend, spend, spend. If we are to enjoy the 'unprecedented' window some are projecting, there will have to be departures.

Discounting those currently out on loan as well as Kieran Tierney, who's signed a pre-contract with Celtic ahead of his return, here are five Gunners who could leave the club this summer.

1. Jorginho

We're expecting a considerable reshuffle in the middle of the park. Arsenal extended Jorginho's contract by another year after a serviceable 2023/24 campaign, but another new deal seems unlikely.

Mikel Arteta values the veteran greatly, and I probably wouldn't be against giving him another year, but Jorginho now looks poised to move on after two-and-a-half years in north London. There was talk of a January move which didn't come to pass, and reports surfaced after the winter window slammed shut of the midfielder potentially joining Flamengo as a free agent.

The 33-year-old should have suitors across continental Europe, but I wouldn't be surprised if Jorginho earns a more exotic move.

2. Thomas Partey

Thomas Partey has remarkably stayed fit this season, and the midfielder has produced some of his best work since he joined the club. The Ghanaian was particularly effective over the autumn.

However, it doesn't appear as if he's done enough to earn a contract extension. We're entering the final couple of months of his deal, and movement of the negotiations front has been very minimal.

It seems as if Arsenal are ready to move on from Partey. While he's at least built some rhythm this term, the midfielder is almost always the most likely to let his manager down - as we saw in Eindhoven on Tuesday.

Jorginho and Partey are heading out, so at least a couple of midfielders will be brought in this summer.

3. Oleksandr Zinchenko

Zinchenko was once the revolutionary who helped evolve Arsenal from top four hopefuls into bona fide title challengers. He was absolutely imperative during the 2022/23 campaign, but it didn't take Arteta long to get spooked by his lack of defensive acumen.

The Spaniard once again shifted gears at full-back, and Zinchenko was soon thrust to the backbenches. He preferred the security of Takehiro Tomiyasu having signed Jurrien Timber in the summer of 2023.

The Ukrainian has played no more than a sporadic role for the best part of two seasons, and the club, given their abundance of options at full-back, will surely listen to offers for Zinchenko this summer. There were murmurs of Borussia Dortmund interest in January.

4. Jakub Kiwior

The Polish international was never expected to be anything more than a handy squad player after the Gunners moved to sign him from Spezia a couple of winters back.

Kiwior has rarely excelled, looked handy on a few more occasions, and has certainly had his moments.

Gabriel's far too important for the Pole to earn meaningful minutes as Arsenal's left centre-back, and he's not blessed with the requisite skill set to shine as a left-back. Kiwior's stuck in the mud somewhat, and he'll eventually emerge as one of those "oh yeah, I forgot about him" players in a few years.

The Gunners would do well to make back the £20m they paid for him in 2023, but he's an asset the club should be looking to upgrade upon.

5. Leandro Trossard

Now, he's the one you might raise an eyebrow or two at.

Trossard, for my money, has been one of the best signings of Arsenal's recent history. Given how much we paid for him and the production we've got out of the Belgian, especially in big moments, he has to be remembered as a cult hero. His form down the stretch last season may well have warranted a statue outside the Emirates had we gone on to pip Manchester City to the title.

He's no superstar, and rarely does he take over games, but he's such a handy player to have. However, Arsenal must consider his sale. If Arteta hasn't yet given up on Gabriel Martinelli, 30-year-old Trossard may have to be sacrificed in order to facilitate the requisite signings in attack.

Arsenal rejected an offer from Saudi last summer, and I understand why, but the club shouldn't rebuff such advances this time around. He'll only have 12 months left on his deal come the end of the season, and the Gunners should still be able to garner an impressive fee.

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