In recent years Arsenal They have become much better at restricting their key players and making sure they don't leave Emirates Stadium behind.
It wasn't long ago that the likes of Bukayo SakaWilliam Saliba and Martin Odegaard have drawn up new terms to keep them in north London.
However, this was not always the case. There were horrific days when Manchester City plundered players from Arsenal, with the likes of Emmanuel Adebayor, Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri all trading to the north-west capital.
Robin van Persie did the same, though heading to Old Trafford, and another club captain, Cesc Fabregas, also wanted to seek new pastures, eventually moving to boyhood club Barcelona after a barren titleless run.
There is also the classic example of Serge GhanbariIt is perhaps the biggest what-if story in the club's recent history.
Why did Serge Gnabry leave Arsenal behind?
After making waves in the Arsenal academy, Gnabry made his debut for the Gunners in 2012.
It wasn't a big occasion for the club, but it was a historic moment for the player nonetheless, as he started the League Cup tie against Coventry City.
It is striking, despite his eye-catching skills, that… He made only 17 further appearances at first team level Under the leadership of the legend Arsene Wenger.
Why do we hear you ask? Well, he had a very impressive group of players to excel with with the likes of Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil, Aaron Ramsey and Theo Walcott ahead of him on the wings and in the central attacking areas. Despite this, he did his best to make an impact and did so against Swansea City when he scored his first Premier League goal for Arsenal.
Wenger still doesn't care much about him and follows him Which After an infamous loan spell under Tony Pulis at West Bromwich, he decided it was best to leave English football.
From that moment on, the German talent made Mr. Wenger and Mr. Pulis look rather foolish
It is at the beginning He joined Werder Bremen for just £4 million And then, of course, he was snapped up by Bundesliga giants Bayern Munich, where he was nothing short of a sensation. Gnabry won the league title five times, lifted the Champions League aloft and He contributed 86 goals and 56 assists in 255 matches. Not bad, right?
Gnabry's career with the club in numbers |
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---|---|---|---|
club |
games |
Objectives |
Helps |
Arsenal |
18 |
1 |
1 |
West Bromwich |
3 |
0 |
0 |
Hoffenheim |
26 |
10 |
7 |
Werder Bremen |
27 |
11 |
2 |
Bayern Munich |
255 |
88 |
56 |
Statistics via Transfer market. |
So repeating this mistake would surely be a mistake? Well, it could happen.
Arsenal is heading to repeat Gnabry
Over the past few years, the Gunners have had great success selling Hill End stars for future profits. Just look at the deals surrounding the likes of Emile Smith Rowe and Folarin Balogun and Co.
It wasn't just the big names who decided to flee Emirates Stadium either. Fortunately, they have been able to tempt Ethan Nwanyere into committing his future to Arsenal, but unfortunately the same cannot be said for Chido Obi Martin, their former teenage goal machine.
He left for Manchester United over the summer after rejecting new terms at Colney and it now looks like a recurring scenario is starting to play out.
According to journalist Graeme Bailey This week, teen sensation Aiden Heaven is attracting the attention of a host of local and European fashions.
Haven – who is just 18 years old – was a regular feature during the club's pre-season preparations and then made a huge competitive appearance in this season's Carabao Cup. However, according to the report, the teenager has so far rejected all professional deal proposals.
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Able to play in midfield or central defence, he is versatile He offers a “very unique” skill set. In the words of data analyst Ben Mattinson. He also described the teenage star as “wonderful,” praising his ability to possess the ball.
Unfortunately, it has been suggested that big players in the Premier League such as Chelsea, Liverpool, Manchester City and Manchester United have an interest.
There are also foreign suitors to include Borussia Dortmund, Bayer Leverkusen, Napoli, and coincidentally Gnabry's Bayern Munich.
Of course, Heaven has not yet made a similar impact on the first team as Gnabry did during the Wenger years, but a move to Germany at a young age would be eerily similar.
It has to be admitted that losing such a young player would not be a blow to Arsenal's immediate ambitions, but losing Gnabry when they did was not.
However, the future repercussions, especially considering the Gunners, have continued £72m was spent on Nicolas Pepe It was enormous.
They can't look at this situation in a few years and wonder what if it happens again. Linking Paradise, introducing him more to first-team life and selling for a decent fee in the future would be the wisest idea here.
Balogun, Smith Rowe and Eddie Nketiah are great examples of this very idea.