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Five players Arsenal should have bought in August 2012

Previous pictureNext picture Mirallas is helping transform Everton into genuine top four contenders but admits, "discussions were at quite an advanced stage with Arsenal" in the summer. The Belgian winger says he chose Everton because he "had a possibility of playing in more games, for longer periods." Why did Wenger let him slip away?

Mirallas is helping transform Everton into genuine top four contenders but admits, "discussions were at quite an advanced stage with Arsenal" in the summer. The Belgian winger says he chose Everton because he "had a possibility of playing in more games, for longer periods." Why did Wenger let him slip away?

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By Chris Mendes | Tuesday, November 13, 2012

 

Arsenal's season is taking a depressingly familiar path to failure, but rather than suggest Wenger should have splashed tens of millions on players likelier to join mega rich Man City or Chelsea, why don't we look at good value players he could (and probably should) have bought instead?

CLICK THE ARROW ON THE RIGHT OF THE IMAGE TO SCROLL THROUGH OUR SELECTION OF FIVE PLAYERS THAT EITHER SLIPPED AWAY FROM ARSENAL OR WHO Arsene Wenger SHOULD HAVE CONSIDERED IN AUGUST 2012.

Which of these players would you have liked at Arsenal? Let us know by leaving a comment below...