Arsenal are ready to offload at least two players this week after reaching their limit of 17 non-homegrown players following the signing of French striker Alexandre Lacazette, according to a report in the Mirror.
The Premier League has a rule in place which only allows a club to have 17 non-homegrown players, which means that they would not be able to sign new foreign players, but manager Arsene Wenger is confident that he can clear up some space in his squad this week.
The most likely player to walk through the exit door at the Gunners is out of favour attacker Lucas Perez, who is keen to return to the La Liga to former club Deportivo La Coruna.
Another likely player to leave is French full-back Mathieu Debuchy, who is expected to not go on the pre-season tour with the club as he looks for a new club.
The future of his fellow compatriot Olivier Giroud is also in doubt after Premier League clubs West Ham and Everton showed their interest in the striker, who may now have limited opportunities at the Emirates following the arrival of Lacazette.
Wenger will be hoping to offload some players quickly as he does not want to miss out on Monaco winger Thomas Lemar and Leicester’s want-away winger Riyad Mahrez.
