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Unai Emery has made a number of notable acquisitions since his announcement as the new Arsenal boss replacing Arsene Wenger.
Emery is hoping to change Arsenal’s fortune come the start of the season, and you can’t put it past the club to sign more players with the hope of competing with other clubs getting ready for next season. Here are the 4 players that could still join the club on deadline day.
#1 Ousmane Dembele
The World-Cup winner has not had it smooth at Camp Nou since completing a move from Dortmund last season. His transfer saga was the talk of the town last summer after he refused to resume training with the club.
He has since failed to hit the heights that saw him highly rated as one of the best youngsters in the world. Injuries have played its part though, but since returning from his injury layoff at the start of his career with the Catalans, he has only seen patches in form.
Disciplinary issues have been a major concern for the Frenchman, and he hasn’t done much to allay such fears. Didier Deschamps became frustrated with him at the World Cup, this inadvertently saw him being frozen out of the starting eleven.
Barcelona completed the signing of Malcolm from Bordeaux recently, this doesn’t bode well for Dembele as the Brazilian has hit the ground running already. A fast-paced dribbler that’s adept at bringing others into play, if Arsenal eventually sign the Frenchman, he will offer Emery a range of skill-set that will be so important for the team.
#2 Ricardo Rodriguez
The AC Milan man will always be courted by clubs around the world due to his attributes. Adjudged as one of the best left-backs in the world, he has all the markings of a fine player.
Noted all around for his set-piece prowess, he scored his first for AC Milan with a clinical free-kick in a Europa League qualification match, he will be an added threat for Arsenal.
AC Milan’s refusal to consider selling the Swiss has been the stumbling block in negotiations, but with Kolasinac injured and confirmed to miss up to ten weeks of action, you will expect Arsenal to go all out for their man.
#3 Julian Draxler
The German has failed to nail down a regular place in the PSG setup ever since his move from Wolfsburg in 2016. The one time wonder-kid of German football has endured frustrating campaigns with the Parisians which was made even worse by the signings of Neymar and Mbappe last summer.
He has since seen a downturn in fortune, opportunities were few last campaign and this is not about to change anytime soon after the managerial change that saw Thomas Tuchel become the new gaffer of the team.
The 24 year old has become a victim of circumstance, and with the reported interest from his former coach, he will do well to jump ship with the speed of light.
#4 Vida
The 29 year old Croatian defender had a year to savour. First, he joined Turkish giant Besiktas on a four and a half year deal from Dynamo Kyiv in January, he then won silver with the Croatian national team at the just concluded Russia 2018 World Cup.
He was a rock in their defence, and played an active role in their journey to the final - succumbing to a clinical French side gallantly. He has since had a number of suitors on his trail, a list that has Arsenal on it.
Arsenal are short on defenders, Mustafi remains the most senior defender in the team after it was confirmed that KoscIelny will be out for a long period with an injury. Vida will add guile and brawn to the team’s back line, and as an experienced player - Emery will do well to acquire his services.
