Former Arsenal striker Kevin Campbell has pleaded with the Gunners to part ways with Mesut Ozil, in a bid to free up funds to sign other players.
Leicester 3-0 Arsenal
Unai Emery’s men travelled to the King Power Stadium earlier today, for the latest crucial outing in the club’s bid to secure a top-4 berth.
Arsenal headed into proceedings on the back of a dismal run of form over the last week, having fallen to back-to-back defeats at the hands of Crystal Palace and Wolves.
However, despite having been put to the sword 3 times in their last 4 league outings, the similarly-underwhelming form of all of Tottenham, Chelsea and Manchester United meant that a 3-point haul this afternoon would have Arsenal, at least temporarily, climb back into 4th in the Premier League table.
But, in typical Gunners’ fashion, a dismal showing on the road eventually saw the North Londoners downed by 3 goals to nil.
After Ainsley Maitland-Niles was sent for an early bath following a second yellow-card with just 36 minutes gone, Leicester took full advantage following the interval, courtesy of Youri Tielemans’ opener, and a late Jamie Vardy brace.
Arsenal have conceded three goals in three consecutive Premier League games for the first time in the club’s history:
🔴 2-3 vs. Palace
🔴 1-3 vs. Wolves
🔴 0-3 vs. Leicester
‘On his wage, that could bring in four players’
Arsenal’s latest loss, coupled with the point picked up by Chelsea at Old Trafford this evening, means that the capital giants now sit 2 points outside the top-4, with just 2 games remaining in the Premier League season.
And one individual who feels as though a key factor behind the struggles of Unai Emery’s men has been Mesut Ozil, is former Gunners’ hitman Kevin Campbell.
Speaking in an interview with the Daily Express, Campbell urged the board at the Emirates to cut their losses on Ozil this summer, before suggesting that as many as 4 ‘functional, versatile’ players should be introduced to the club’s squad:
‘If it was up to me, he’d be gone.’
‘I don’t think he can contribute enough to Arsenal. With the set-up and the way the Premier League is going, I don’t think he does enough.’
LONDON, ENGLAND – OCTOBER 22: Mesut Ozil of Arsenal celebrates after he scores his sides first goal during the Premier League match between Arsenal FC and Leicester City at Emirates Stadium on October 22, 2018 in London, United Kingdom. (Photo by Clive Rose/Getty Images)
‘Is he a wonderfully gifted player? Of course he is. But the way his talent is going, he doesn’t do enough for me.’
‘On his wage, that could bring in four players. And it might be four versatile players.’
‘On one person’s wage you get four opportunities to improve the squad, that must take priority.’
‘More functional players get the better of Arsenal and are undoing them.’
‘That should never undo Arsenal because the club should have that in abundance.’
‘Arsenal haven’t had that type of player in recent years and they need to get that back.’