Arsenal are about to get rid of Granit Xhaka from their squad list.
AS Roma are close to agreeing a €17m move for the Swiss international and Mikel Arteta is looking for replacements.
So far, a host of names have surfaced like Yves Bissouma, Ruben Neves, Marcel Sabitzer, Manuel Locatelli and others. Voetbal 24 understands that Thierry Henry has personally recommended RSC Anderlecht’s Albert Sambi Lokonga.
The teenage sensation has the caught the eyes of AC Milan as well after making 16 appearances last term. He is athletic, skilled with the ball and has featured in the exact position that Xhaka covered at Arsenal. Even if Arsenal were to sign Neves or any of the other names, Lokonga would be a great prospect for the future.
Arsenal legend, David Seaman already called out for the club to sign at least three new players this summer.
“When you look at last season, finishing eighth, it’s very disappointing,” Seaman told MailSport. “It’s something that needs to be changed.
“I feel a little bit sorry for Arteta because he’s not got his own team yet, or his own squad. He’s inherited players from previous managers. But he’s got to coach those around him to get the best out of them.
“We saw with winning the FA Cup and then the Community Shield, I would call those bonuses, because that season wasn’t very good either. It’s the consistency that’s the problem.
“All of a sudden we beat Liverpool and Chelsea, then we lost to lower teams. That’s his biggest problem.
“Do we need players? Yes we do. I still feel that the spine of the team isn’t strong enough. They need a good defender and midfield player. We need a more consistent attacking player.
“In [Pierre-Emerick] Aubameyang, we do have a quality player. Last season, with all the different problems that he had, he wasn’t consistent enough. But you know the quality he’s got, so you don’t really change that.
“[Thomas] Partey in midfield has done well, I like what I see with him. I want to see a more consistent season from him and hopefully that’s going to happen next year.”
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