5 players Mikel Arteta must sell as Arsenal manager

#3 Shkodran Mustafi

Mustafi has often found himself out of the Arsenal side in recent years

It is a long time since we have seen a convincing defence at Arsenal. Traditionally, they have been a team with a strong defence, which lead to the old adage, ‘1-0 to the Arsenal’. However. That hasn’t been the case for many years, and in recent years it has been their defence that has constantly let them down. In 2016, they paid £35 million for the signature of Shkodran Mustafi, and it’s fair to say, it hasn’t quite paid off.

The German has been a regular in the Arsenal side since his move from Valencia, but that was often because there was simply no other option. Defensively, Mustafi doesn’t seem to read the game well enough, often causing problems for himself, and his centre back partner. He is far too error prone to be at a club who are aiming to reach the Champions League every season, and Arteta should look to get rid as soon as he can.