It is always important to have options in the centre of the pitch, and right now Arsenal certainly have that. The Gunners are, as it stands, going into the new campaign with at least seven players on their first-team books who are able to play in the centre of midfield, but the futures of over half of them are shrouded in mystery.
Indeed, right now there are probably only three of the seven that you would confidently say will still be at the club come the closure of the transfer window, and one of those only signed last week.
So where do these seven players stand right now? Let's take a look. The one carrying the high hopes: Thomas Partey So desperate were Arsenal supporters to hail the signing of Partey as a success last summer that
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