5 Arsenal players who should leave on loan in the January Transfer Window

Arsenal has had a very decent season so far. They have been unbeaten in their last 14 games and it looks like they are genuine title contenders and almost certainly contenders to get back into the Champions League.

There have been some places however, who have not played as much football as they deserve and this sadly will stay the same this season unless they go out on loan. A loan could be a great success for them. Just look at Reiss Nelson and what he has done at Hoffenheim.

He has so far scored 5 goals in just 6 Bundesliga appearances and has also made 3 appearances in the Champions League. I personally feel that many of these players are just as talented as Nelson and if they went out on loan they could show the world what they can do and earn themselves a place in the Arsenal line up under Unai Emery.

These 5 players should go out on loan in January to try and gain experience and come back with a bigger chance of getting first team minutes.

#5 Eddie Nketiah

Eddie Nketia scored a brace against Norwich on his home debut for Arsenal. He continued the rest of the season in great fashion with plenty more appearances for the first team including his Premier League debut. However, he did not find the net again.

This may have proved to be the reason why Unai Emery has not given him a chance this season. He has scored 6 goals in 7 appearances in the under 23s this season but has yet to feature for the first team this season. This is holding him back and he should look to go out on loan in January to try and gain some more first-team football experience.

#4 Ainsley Maitland Niles

Arsenal v Blackpool - Carabao Cup Fourth Round

Maitland Niles out of the players in the list has established himself as first-team regular the most. He played 15 games in the Premier League in the 2017/18 season and was particularly impressive in December where he made a string of starts against some big teams such as Liverpool.

This season we all thought would be rather similar but an injury against Man City on the opening day of the season meant that he was out for over 2 months and has only just come back and has just started playing again.

It looks like his chances, however, are limited at the moment and he should look to join another Premier League team on loan to try and gain regular Premier League football which he needs and deserves. I do feel that he may not actually go out on loan as it really depends on how much he plays up until January. Perhaps a few more starts in the Premier League and he may decide to stay.

#3 Emile Smith Rowe

Smith-Rowe won the under 17 World Cup in 2017 last year and has not looked back since. He played very well in both the under 18s and under 23s last season and was rewarded with a place on the first team tour to Singapore. This season he has been given lots of chances in both the Europa League and Carabao Cup and has scored 2 goals so far this season for the first team.

However, I personally feel that Smith Rowe should go out on loan to try and gain more regular first-team minutes as I feel this would benefit him more in the long run. I feel this because later in both the Europa League and Carabao cup Unai Emery will begin to start a more experienced team and then I feel that his chances will be limited. He should go out on loan and show that he is just as good as Jack Wiltshire says he is.

#2 Julio Pleguezuelo

The young Spanish right-back recently made his long-awaited first-team debut against Blackpool in the Carabao Cup and he looked very at home playing with some real confidence. It has taken him a while, however, to get his chance in the first team and he has at many times not played due to the likes of Hector Bellerin in front of him in the pecking order.

However as soon as Hector Bellerin, Nacho Monreal and Sead Kolasanic are back to full fitness his chances of playing this season will be numbered. He should look to try and go out on loan so that he can get some more first-team opportunities under his belt otherwise the former Barcelona man will not get regular game time next season.

However, he is not giving up yet and has recently revealed that he is targeting a place in the north London derby against Tottenham which takes place on the 2nd of December.

#1 Cohen Bramall

Cohen Bramall looked like he had bagged himself a dream move after he joined Arsenal from non-league club Hednesford Town. However, his loan move at Birmingham City did not go to plan last season at Birmingham City after the left-back only made 8 appearances. This season has not been good either and he has yet to be handed a chance under Unai Emery.

He should look to go out on loan to try and gain some first team experience. With West Brom interested he should be able to have a good second have of the season away from Arsenal.

Let us know if you think any other players at Arsenal should go out on loan and whether you think I am right with who I feel should leave in January on loan. It also remains uncertain whether or not Bramall is actually happy at Arsenal Bramall rarely speaking to the press.

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Edited by Nishant Jayaram