Players who top European clubs should sell in the summer
As we near the end of the 2014/15 season, the transfer rumours for the 2015 summer transfer window are heating up. The top clubs around Europe’s top leagues are being linked with a host of quality players, but before window closes, these top clubs will have to offload many of their current players to balance the books and make space for the new arrivals.All the players we’ve listed in the slideshow should be sold because they are no longer important members of the squad and have fallen down the pecking order or are ageing quickly. It is about time these players to make way for youth so that the team is able to move forward quickly and make a little money off the player.We’ve only considered some of the top teams from the Premier League, La Liga, Bundesliga, Serie A and Ligue 1:
#1 Arsenal
Mikel Arteta
Arsenal have found an answer for their midfield problems this season in the form of Francis Coquelin and now Arsene Wenger doesn’t have space to accommodate some of his other midfielders including their captain Mikel Arteta. Arteta is already 33 and Wenger is known to keep a young squad. So, it is time Arteta moved on.
Lukas Podolski
It was clear that Arsene Wenger doesn’t see any future for Podolski at Arsenal as he sent the German on loan in January, but the 29-year-old hasn’t had a good time in Serie A either. A return to his boyhood club FC Koln in Bundesliga could be beneficial for all parties involved.
Carl Jenkinson
Jenkinson is enjoying a good season on loan at West Ham but the 23-year-old will probably be the fourth choice right back at Arsenal. The Gunners signed Debuchy and Chambers in the summer, and the emergence of young Hector Bellerin will make it difficult for Jenkinson. Considering the good season he has had this time around, there will be a few suitors for him.
Joel Campbell
Many people thought that Joel Campbell would have a role to play at Arsenal following his heroics at the FIFA World Cup, but the Costa Rican has struggled to find game time. His current loan spell at Villarreal is not progressing well either and so it is hard to see any future for him at Arsenal.
Ryo Miyaichi
Miyaichi was destined for big things at Arsenal, but the pacy Japanese has struggled at every club he has been loaned out to. His current loan spell with FC Twente isn’t going well either and he has now been demoted to play with the reserves. There is little reason for the Gunners to keep him on their paybooks.