Lucky number Slevin? A look at who can inherit the number 7 shirt
It looks like Henrikh Mkhitaryan is on his way out, much to the delight of Arsenal bloggers all over the world.
That leaves an ultimately insignificant but fun question to ponder: who should inherit his number 7 shirt? A list of recent owners makes for impressive reading: Alexis Sanchez, Thomas Rosicky and Robert Pires. Further back we have people like Ray Parlour, Anders Limpar and Anfield hero Mickey Thomas. We are sorry about Nelson Vivas though. The less said about him, the better.
We think the current squad has three worthy contenders: Bukayo Saka, Gabriel Martinelli and Reiss Nelson. All three are young, all three are wingers with pace and guile (although Gabi is more of a centre-forward but he did play on the left a lot this season) and getting the fabled shirt worn very recently by Robert Pires can do wonders to their confidence.
We also have a potential outsider to consider for the role: Willian. Should the Brazilian end up at Arsenal, he will be a bona fide contender for the number. And we won't begrudge him getting it.
Did we miss anyone you think could be in with a shout? Let us know below!
Comments
I'd give it to Martinelli
Yeah, would look good on Martinelli
martinalli no 7 saka no 14