{"id":354950,"date":"2019-02-06T11:50:34","date_gmt":"2019-02-06T16:50:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/?p=354950"},"modified":"2019-02-06T11:50:34","modified_gmt":"2019-02-06T16:50:34","slug":"three-brilliant-players-arsenal-danny-welbeck","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/football\/2019\/02\/06\/three-brilliant-players-arsenal-danny-welbeck\/","title":{"rendered":"Three Brilliant Players That Arsenal Should Look to Sign to Replace the Outgoing Danny Welbeck"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/arsenalfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> might at a crossroad with striker <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ce5143da\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Welbeck<\/a> due to his <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/02\/05\/money-arsenals-wage-bill-summer\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">long-term injury<\/a> and them securing a potential Welbeck replacement may not be absurd at all.<\/p>\n<h1>Replacement for <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ce5143da\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Welbeck<\/a> Needed?<\/h1>\n<p>However, with a place up for grabs in the squad coupled with the possibility that\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/02\/02\/arsenal-have-no-defence-for-having-no-defence\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Arsenal<\/a> may not offer Welbeck a new deal, a replacement may be needed at the moment. The player\u2019s inability to be available for the next couple of months means that we may hardly get to see him before the end of the season and that alone makes it very difficult for the player to convince the club to offer him fresh terms.<\/p>\n<p>This move should have been encouraged in the <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/2019\/01\/31\/emile-smith-rowe-rb-leipzig-loan\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">January transfer window<\/a> rather than in the summer\u00a0had he not been injured devastatingly\u00a0earlier into the season. This may be for squad depth ahead of a\u00a0tough period in the season despite Arsenal&#8217;s exit from the\u00a0FA Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Also the signings of <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d5dd5f1f\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/dd0daf32\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Henrikh Mkhitaryan<\/a> last January makes it a good prospect for the club as Arsenal look to find a possible solution to the current situation. However, as it happens to be, there are three players capable of\u00a0replacing Welbeck at Arsenal.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the players that Arsenal should really take a look at as Welbeck replacements if they do indeed decide to part ways with Welbeck at the end of the season.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b2bc3b1f\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilfried Zaha<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/crystal-palace\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Crystal Palace<\/a>)<\/h2>\n<p>The player has been a\u00a0revelation since making his Premier League debut some season ago. The former <a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/feeds\/manchesterunitedfootball-co\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Manchester United<\/a> forward have been a tough task for defenders to deal with in the League.\u00a0This is what Arsenal tends to gain\u00a0as Zaha will provide them with a cutting edge in transition.<\/p>\n<p>His pace becomes an added advantage coupled with the fact that this will complement the lethal partnership that readily exists between Arsenal&#8217;s top-scorer Aubameyang and French striker <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/9dbb75ca\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alexandre Lacazette<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>This will definitely be a good move as Arsenal will then be better placed to topple opposition defences effortlessly given the pace and skill that <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/b2bc3b1f\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Wilfried Zaha<\/a> can provide and can actually prove to be the perfect Welbeck replacement.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/39583cfd\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gerard Deulofeu<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/lwosonfootball.ms.lastwordonsports.com\/clubs\/watford\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Watford<\/a>)<\/h2>\n<p>The former Barcelona product has had multiple different stints in the Premier League. This makes him a\u00a0very able Welbeck replacement\u00a0as he is already very much familiar with the English football system.<\/p>\n<p>This coupled with his scintillating form at the moment for Watford is all the more reason Arsenal must make a move for his signature. The Spaniard has excelled alongside Robert Pereyra, <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/82e34b69\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Troy Deeney<\/a> and talented forward <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/f573a8bf\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaac Success<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>What a transfer it would be if Unai Emery\u2019s Arsenal actually do go on to sign the player as a possible Welbeck replacement.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/509a4ccb\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Keita Bald\u00e9<\/a> (Inter Milan)<\/h2>\n<p>The talented forward moved over to Serie A giants from another European heavyweights AS Monaco as an evidence of his immense quality.<\/p>\n<p>This is what Unai Emery&#8217;s Arsenal side will be needing to get their attack back to their menacing best especially with the form of star forward <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/d5dd5f1f\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>If Arsenal can actually secure his services as the ideal Welbeck replacement, then he may very well prove to be a massive addition to what the London club represents and given time to properly adjust to the league, he can go on to become much more than the <a href=\"https:\/\/fbref.com\/en\/players\/ce5143da\/?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Danny Welbeck<\/a> replacement.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo<br \/>\n<a id=\"ASDQ-nJWRfFpHSYS-IdzNw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/1059363572\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'ASDQ-nJWRfFpHSYS-IdzNw',sig:'YgEfM9vJN3s-MrQsx760ajICo7Rr2U8JLC5oPrA8Ep0=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1059363572',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Arsenal might at a crossroad with striker Danny Welbeck due to his long-term injury and them securing a potential Welbeck replacement may not be absurd at all. Replacement for Danny Welbeck Needed? 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