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Arsenal news: Sky Sports pundit suggests ‘perfect’ summer deal
ARSENAL should look to make one defensive acquisition this summer.
Harry Maguire could be on the move in the summer
Those are the thoughts of Sky Sports pundit Ray Parlour.
Arsenal were taught a lesson by Manchester City in the Carabao Cup final at Wembley on Sunday as they lost 3-0.
With the prospect of a top four finish remote as well as a trophyless season, the Gunners will have to make huge changes to their personnel over the summer.
A strong centre-half has been overlooked by Arsene Wenger and he lavished over £56million on Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from Borussia Dortmund, while bringing in Henrikh Mkhitaryan in a straight swap for Alexis Sanchez.
Ray Parlour thinks Harry Maguire would be a perfect signing for Arsenal
Harry Maguire would be perfect for them
And Parlour thinks Leicester star Harry Maguire, who has been linked with a move to Manchester United over the past few weeks would be perfect for his old side.
“I look at the team and they are desperate for a centre-half,” Parlour told Sky Sports’ The Debate.
“Harry Maguire would be perfect for them.
“He’s a good old fashioned centre-half who knows how to defend.
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“If I was a manager now, I wouldn’t be looking at a defender who can play out from the back.
“I would be looking at a defender, a Sol Campbell type when they brought him in from Tottenham.
“He was a proper defender and he was unbelievable in that Invincibles season.
“Sometimes you have to look at characters more than how they play.”
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