4 players who could replace Laurent Koscielny at Arsenal

#3 Gary Cahill (Free agent)

Cahill was released by Chelsea after seven and a half years at Stamford Bridge

With Arsenal’s transfer budget already stretched, particularly after the club-record move for Pepe, it may be that Arsenal choose to sign a player who they can pick up on a free transfer. That man may be former Chelsea man Gary Cahill. The former England centre back found his first-team appearances limited last season, as former Chelsea boss Maurizio Sarri favoured Antonio Rudiger and David Luiz as his central defensive pair, and even when either of those two were unavailable, Andreas Christensen was preferred.

In letting Koscielny go, Arsenal will be losing an awful lot of experience, and they may be able to replace that by signing Cahill. At 33, he may not quite have the pace that he used to, but he still reads the game exceptionally well, and he is a proven winner. While at Chelsea, he won all there was to be won, including the Premier League on two occasions, and the Champions League in 2012. That may just be the sort of winning mentality that Arsenal need.