Man Utd: Jack Grealish 'would fit in well' at club says expert
Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta is looking to strengthen his side in the summer transfer window and the Spaniard has been urged to sell Mesut Ozil and replace him with Manchester United transfer target Jack Grealish. That is the view for former Gunners striker Kevin Campbell.
Ozil's contract expires in 2021 and the German has only managed one goal and three assists in 23 appearances in all competitions this season.
Campbell, who spent seven years at the north London club, thinks Ozil is past his prime and would like to see Arsenal go after Aston Villa's talisman Grealish or Leicester City midfielder James Maddison.
Both players are transfer targets for United this summer, however, the Foxes are in talks with Maddison over extending his current deal.
As for Grealish, the 24-year-old has been in fantastic form for Villa, despite being in the midst of a relegation battle with his boyhood club.
Arsenal news: Mesut Ozil is on the wrong side of his Gunners career, says Kevin Campbell (Image: GETTY)
Villa are two points from safety in 19th position, but Grealish has still managed to score nine goals and provide eight assists in 31 appearances in all competitions.
And Campbell thinks he is exactly the type of player Arsenal needs at the moment.
"Arsenal need an all-rounder in midfield," Campbell told the Metro.
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The Gunners face the possibility of not qualifying for any European football next season and Campbell thinks a more tenacious midfielder than Ozil would benefit the club going forward.
"We need someone who’s going to be in there with legs, we need creativity, and someone that when the games not going particularly well, he can get stuck in and knuckle down as well," he added.
"We’re being shown up by the likes of Sheffield United, Chris Wilder who has done a fantastic job there, they haven’t got the quality that Arsenal have but they’re above us in the league.
"Why? Because they’ve got a system and they fight, grab and battle, and they’ve got some quality there as well.
"If we can’t match these teams, we don’t deserve to be up there."