Our Arsenal fans here in the Transfer Tavern are still reeling from the news that long-term manager Arsene Wenger is leaving the club and will be hoping that the summer can bring a fresh look to the Emirates.

Much has been made around Arsene Wenger’s future in recent years and the pressure for the long-serving manager to leave had been mounting by the game. Many of the arguments in the bar between the Gunner fans is over exactly how Arsenal need to get with the times and bring in a fresh look into the squad, in terms of players and a manager.

Things have become stagnant for many years now, and with a new regime may come the successful years the Gunners enjoyed in and around the start of the 2000’s.

Our landlord identifies TWO Arsenal flops that surely must go and follow Wenger out of the door this summer. They’re both not up to scratch and need to move on for the sake of their own careers for both club and country. With that in mind, here’s a closer look at them…

David Ospina

Arsenal need two new goalkeepers, with Petr Cech’s age catching up with him and it’s starting to show, while his back up David Ospina is a few levels short of what the club needs. The Gunners should start to build from the back in the summer, and a revamp of the keeper and backline is in much need of attention.

This summer is a huge test for Arsenal, relatively going into the unknown with a new man on board, and wholesale changes will and should be rife throughout the team. Unfortunately for Ospina, he may not see the new era at the Emirates.

Granit Xhaka

The midfield man has been up and down for Arsenal during his time at the Gunners. Indeed, many in the bar believe that Xhaka cost Arsenal more points over a season than wins them, which for a player in his position is not a great rumour to have to deal with.

Our regulars would like to see more from the tough tackling international and to take the game to the opposition but if things don’t improve, Xhaka could find himself exiting the Emirates door along with a fair few of his Gunner teammates.