Should Arsenal look to sell in order to acquire this Belgian international?

Eden Hazard was a player all Arsenal fans hoped would arrive at the Emirates during the summer. To be honest, it would’ve been a miracle had it happen, but Arsene Wenger openly admitted his interest in the young Belgian international recently, which means we may not have to rely on a miracle to occur for Eden to arrive, but possibly a mass exodus at the club. The Frenchman recently revealed that Arsenal have to make a steady yearly income in order to sign big-name players. This appears to be the only stumbling block that Arsenal face.

The €30 million-rated Belgian can only be signed by Arsenal if the club’s profit margin can be maintained.

Wenger said:

‘You should know that each season, it is imperative to show a profit of between fifteen and twenty million pounds.

‘I would add that the purpose of a coach is to always buy at a price he sees fit.’

He added:

‘I really like him [Hazard] and, for several reasons: it’s his creative power, his ability to mis-align the opponent, his vision of the game and his consummate skill to address the last pass which make him a very interesting player.

‘Hazard has what it takes to play for a top-level club, and Arsenal are a top-level club.’

Well for a manager, who seems very keen on making profits in order to sign Eden, doesn’t have to look any further than his bench!

I’m sure if we sold all the underachievers we would generate enough cash to get Hazard in an Arsenal shirt. But who do we sell I hear you ask? Well most Gunners already have a list in mind, many may think that some of the players listed below deserve to stay, me, I just see them as cash cows and a waste of space.

Andrey Arshavin, Nicklas Bendtner, Sebastian Squillaci, Denilson, Manuel Almunia and Lukasz Fabianski make my list of players who should be offloaded. Looking at that list of players I mentioned, I see us potentially reaching the €30 million mark quiet easily, especially if Zenit go ahead with their rumoured £12.5 million bid for Arshavin.

Bendtner and Squillaci could fetch us up to £12 million (combined), Denilson could go for about £4 million, whilst both Almunia and Fabianski could recoup us something like £5 million (combined). So my rough estimate would be around £33 million, and just like that Hazard could be ours, leaving the rest of what remains, including the years profits – which we obviously do generate – to be spent on other class signings like Lukas Podolski and Mario Gotze.

Who will replace the players in my list you say? Well I say look no further than our youth. We have enough quality there that could breakthrough into the first-team.

Wenger also confirmed the club will tour Asia and Africa this summer, playing games in Seoul, Beijing and Hong Kong before travelling to the Nigerian capital of Abuja. Hopefully by then Eden will be on the plane with the rest of the team.

Despite what people may say, Arsenal are still a top level side, and signing such players like Hazard may just be what we need in order to keep Robin van Persie around and attract more world class talent, as many would, once again, see us as a club with a vision for success. Well, an even greater one.

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