5 players Arsenal should sign in the summer to ruthlessly replace current stars

#3 Antonio Rudiger

Rudiger could form a deadly partnership with Shkodran Mustafi

Once Laurent Koscielny hobbled off for Arsenal against the Bavarians, they conceded three goals in the span of nine minutes that practically ended the UEFA Champions League tie right there. Without the Frenchman, they're rudderless, leaderless and drained of all confidence.

But how much longer can the club depend on the incredible Koscielny? He's the club's best defender by a mile and has been since the days of Sol Campbell and Martin Keown, but he's 31 now and coming to the end of his playing career.

Arsenal need to look at 23-year-old Antonio Rudiger. He’s tall, he’s mobile, he reads the game well and he's the right age. He could form a decent partnership with either Shkodran Mustafi or Rob Holding. AS Roma could demand quite a bit of money for the German international but Arsenal will know that he's worth every penny.

Player to replace: Gabriel Paulista