A horrific display against Crystal Palace on Sunday has placed Shkodran Mustafi firmly in Arsenal’s clearout list for the summer.
Unai Emery is expected to trim some of the squad fat by disposing off non-essential personnel. The German defender tops that list due to his shameful displays this season.
Legendary Arsenal defender, Martin Keown analysed the 27-year-old’s performance and concluded, “This is just poor defending. When the ball goes over your head you drop off as quick as you can. He’s not even aware of Benteke.
“If the ball is delivered into the box, it’s a tap in. Mustafi has completely switched off. He sees him and puts the burners on but Benteke just steps inside of him. It’s schoolboy defending.”
“Just drop off and deal with it,” said Keown. “He tries to out-strength Zaha. He calls on the goalkeeper to come but there’s no pace on the ball. Better decision making. It’s costing you and your team. It’s avoidable.”
Now shipping Mustafi out might be a problem for the Gunners since he was signed for a whopping £35m two summers back. Arsenal surely cannot flip the asset for a profit anymore since his value dropped significantly over the past two seasons.
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