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Sagna names 3 'remarkable' competitors who could be named Arsenal skipper
Former Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna accepts Gabriel Magalhaes, Aaron Ramsdale and Bukayo Saka could be competitors to turn into the following Gunners skipper.
Mikel Arteta's side have gone through three chiefs throughout recent years. Granit Xhaka held the armband momentarily in 2019 preceding giving it over to Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. After the Gabonese was peeled off the captaincy halfway through last season, Alexandre Lacazette drove the club until the end of the mission.
Nonetheless, Lacazette has now left the Gunners, getting a move back to Olympique Lyonnais on a free exchange this mid year. That implies Arteta needs to choose another commander before the beginning of a very essential 2022-23 season.
Sagna, who played under Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie during his seven-year stretch at Arsenal, recorded the characteristics he accepts a commander should have. At the point when asked who he would delegate as the Gunners' next chief, he told Lord Ping:
"It's hard for me to say completely on the grounds that I don't see these players consistently, yet whoever moves forward and takes the armband will be somebody who should emphatically affect the group. A commander needs to have major areas of strength for an and be a characteristic chief."
The Frenchman named Gabriel, Ramsdale and Saka as 'extraordinary' contender for the captaincy, adding:
"I think there are three remarkable competitors who have the characteristics any group searches for in a skipper. Gabriel could be a competitor; I think Ramsdale has shown his character, in spite of the fact that I for one lean toward a commander outfield as opposed to in objective, and afterward you have Saka who is the fate of the group and has shown his responsibility and quality each time he plays for Arsenal."
Sagna showed up for the Gunners somewhere in the range of 2007 and 2014, scoring five objectives and spreading out 27 helps. He lifted the FA Cup in his last season for the club prior to moving to Manchester City.
Aaron Ramsdale, Gabriel and Bukayo Saka dazzled for Arsenal last season
Many felt the Gunners overpaid for Ramsdale when they marked him from AFC Bournemouth for an underlying charge of £24 million the previous summer. Nonetheless, the 24-year-old has turned into a fundamental piece of Arteta's side, keep 15 shutouts in 39 games across rivalries last season.
Gabriel, in the mean time, shaped a promising focus back organization with Ben White to assist the Gunners with completing fifth in the Premier League. Beside offering robustness to the backline, the Brazilian additionally scored five objectives in 35 association excursions.
Saka was effectively Arsenal's best going after player last season and was their top-scorer across contests.
The 20-year-old got multiple times in 43 games and furthermore spread out seven helps.
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