Arsenal’s interest in a new centre-back is a revelation that has been well covered by a number of news outlets over the past few months, with a vast number of centre-backs being linked with a summer move to the club.
Mikel Arteta is said to want to sign two midfielders, as well as a central defender this summer, and that already takes into account the returning William Saliba and the potential permanent move for Pablo Mari.
Sokratis could be leaving the Emirates if he doesn’t begin to see his first-team minutes increase, while David Luiz is now 33 and will need to be succeeded in the not too distant future.
Shkodran Mustafi has made a late attempt to turn his Arsenal career around, although it is impossible to predict whether Arteta now considers him someone valuable to his first-team plans.
As such, any number of centre-backs could arrive at the Emirates this summer. We’ve compiled some of the more recent speculated targets, and have ranked them from least promising to most exciting.
