A stats-based look at the players that Arsenal could be looking to sell this summer

[p]The reward for going all the way in the competition is a £120m windfall, more if they beat the current holders, [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/psg/CjhkPw0k/"]Paris Saint-Germain[/a], but that news is tempered by the fact that the club know they have to make significant player sales this summer.[/p][p][a href="https://open.spotify.com/episode/0xM8MewiCkfCeRCR2A6D1O?si=wEPrrPLpReWk5JhCoegJ2w" target="_blank"][b]Listen to the audio version of this article on Spotify[/b][/a][/p][h2]Who is surplus to requirements?[/h2][p]A year ago, the [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/arsenal/hA1Zm19f/"]Gunners[/a] spent a whopping £267m in the transfer market, whilst recouping just £10m in sales, meaning that they had the highest net spend of any club in the English top-flight.[/p][p]With more rules surrounding transfers coming into force shortly, that's left the North Londoners with no other option than to cash in on those players who could be regarded as surplus to requirements.[/p][p]The question is who might fall into that category...[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/white-ben/pvGdJANj/"]Ben White[/a][/h2][p]Were it not for [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/timber-jurrien/hSaoLOM4/"]Jurrien Timber[/a]'s consistent injury problems, it's debatable as to how much regular football [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/arteta-mikel/lAbHYaQM/"]Mikel Arteta[/a] would've handed to Ben White.[/p][p]Though the England international has rarely let his side down when selected, it's abundantly clear that Timber is the first choice in the right-back slot at the Emirates Stadium.[/p][p]White has made 29 appearances in all competitions in 2025/26, starting in 22 of them, but has played a cumulative 1,852 minutes, compared to Timber's 3,309.[/p][image alt="Ben White radar graphic - Premier League 2025/26" id="0807a59e-bf9b-4c1f-954a-72a913805327" credit-line="Opta by Stats Perform" guid="613a011b-4b6d-4fcd-993f-066633822877" original-width="768" original-height="576" /][p]In terms of chances created, Timber's 36 trumps White's 20 as might be expected, though pass completion success is almost identical, with the latter posting a figure of 85.07%, and the former 85.4%.[/p][p]Only [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saka-bukayo/08NLEo06/"]Bukayo Saka[/a], [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martinelli/dITe5M88/"]Gabriel[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/zubimendi-martin/fNI6Gsdr/"]Martin Zubimendi[/a] have a higher success rate in terms of one-on-one duels than Timber's 56.05%, whilst White labours in this regard, emerging positively from just 47.53% of his.[/p][p]One surprising stat, given the differing number of minutes played between the pair, is that White's 55 clearances are not far off Timber's 68.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/trossard-leandro/xUAbnjp2/"]Leandro Trossard[/a][/h2][p]The Belgian can certainly feel hard done by if he's one of those to make way for a new signing or two this summer.[/p][p]Trossard may not be everyone's cup of tea, but there's little doubt that the 31-year-old always gives maximum effort when he pulls on the famous red and white shirt.[/p][p]With seven goals and 10 assists in all competitions, his output has been acceptable if not fantastic, though only five players have made more than his 517 total forward passes this season.[/p][image alt="Leandro Trossard xG map - Premier League 2025/26" id="e5ffbcfa-d4e0-4955-8164-15aac28c1f74" credit-line="Opta by Stats Perform" guid="2a15c15a-ad67-4a2f-b676-265fe0e09078" original-width="768" original-height="576" /][p]47 chances created is only bettered by [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/odegaard-martin/ID32TGhp/"]Martin Odegaard[/a], Bukayo Saka and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/rice-declan/zkQ8Cm6n/"]Declan Rice[/a], whilst 115 ball recoveries also puts him in the top bracket.[/p][p]Perhaps his age and the fact that his contract will be up in a year's time are what will ultimately influence the club's decision.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/martinelli/dITe5M88/"]Gabriel Martinelli[/a][/h2][p]Six goals and two assists in 13 Champions League appearances this season have been a huge reason why Arsenal have marched all the way to the final.[/p][p]However, the Brazilian has been found wanting in the Premier League, with just a solitary goal to show for his 29 appearances, which came in the last minute of the match against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/manchester-city/Wtn9Stg0/"]Man City[/a] back in September.[/p][embed guid="b960c877-858f-4ec9-a201-4bbe577c6c63" url="https://x.com/Arsenal/status/1969839042650140700" social-type="twitter" /][p]Just 577 passes played in all competitions is one of the lowest figures in the squad, as is his pass completion rate of just 78.86%.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gabriel-jesus/viMb6g9n/"]Gabriel Jesus[/a][/h2][p]One has to feel for Gabriel Jesus. [/p][p]The Brazilian's injury problems have curtailed both his time on the pitch and his striking excellence, and with [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/gyokeres-viktor/zaBZ1xIk/"]Viktor Gyokeres[/a] a clear choice as the main striker, there's little hope of Jesus resurrecting his career in North London.[/p][embed guid="44f8d957-26dc-4318-b53a-b6327ef39429" url="https://x.com/Arsenal/status/2003546524513632761" social-type="twitter" /][p]His 26 appearances across the 25/26 campaign have seen him score just five goals in all competitions and provide one assist.[/p][p]Oddly enough, his 63.33% shot accuracy is the best of any attacking player in the squad, and a 14.29% shot conversion is only bettered by Martinelli and Martin Zubimendi.[/p][p]Further, his goals record of one every 182.6 minutes is only trumped by Gyokeres' 157.67.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/lewis-skelly-myles/bDeyKrHT/"]Myles Lewis-Skelly[/a][/h2][p]The youngster has done well in midfield of late, but has been used sparingly this season. Just 17 Premier League appearances, six more in domestic cup competition and nine UCL appearances, all of which have produced the total of just three assists and no goals.[/p][p]It seems fairly clear that Lewis-Skelly has a bright future in the game, but whether that will be at Arsenal is a moot point.[/p][embed guid="d0da7342-f29e-40c7-a81c-1687121f8aa8" url="https://x.com/Arsenal/status/1938191092148801583" social-type="twitter" /][p]Only [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/mosquera-cristhian/4O15XViB/"]Cristhian Mosquera[/a] and [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/saliba-william/EgIM3sB7/"]William Saliba[/a] have a better pass accuracy than the 19-year-old's 90.56%, but just nine shots in total, of which five were off target, and the other four were blocked, isn't the standard expected at the club.[/p][p]A 55.56% tackle success rate sounds decent enough until you realise that Lewis-Skelly has only attempted 18, the joint second-worst of any outfield player.[/p][h2][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/nwaneri-ethan/lxyovn2o/"]Ethan Nwaneri[/a][/h2][p]A player who appeared to have a great Arsenal career ahead of him, but who was loaned out by Arteta in January because he was unable to force his way into the starting XI.[/p][p]Nwaneri, like Lewis-Skelly, would represent pure profit for the North Londoners, and on that basis, his sale is also a tempting proposition for the club.[/p][embed guid="16980d3f-3b29-4cee-89f3-8e7bda64213d" url="https://x.com/ChampionsLeague/status/1897030352247632252" social-type="twitter" /][p]Two goals and one assist in 11 games in all competitions for the French side isn't really the improvement that Arsenal will have wanted to see in order to justify giving the 19-year-old a place in next season's squad.[/p][p]Of all of the players mentioned, Nwaneri's sale would appear to be a foregone conclusion.[/p][image alt="Jason Pettigrove" id="8ccf83d6-baa1-4972-8e69-cac5778df233" credit-line="Flashscore" guid="0e936545-d494-4816-aadd-90a4a878f2c3" original-width="1200" original-height="380" /]