One of the striking aspects of the Arteta Arsenal rebuild is the surgery that is taking place along the spine of the team. The current head coach sanctioned big money moves for Gabriel Magalhães and Thomas Partey last summer and also signed Pablo Mari. In January, Arsenal recruited Martin Odegaard on loan and this summer, Albert Sambi Lokonga has already been procured with Ben White set to follow (and strong talk of a move for Aaron Ramsdale too). Arsenal have put up consecutive eighth placed finishes, so spinal surgery shouldn’t surprise anyone. This summer; not only are Arteta and Edu making moves to address central areas of the pitch, they have taken the decision to allow David Luiz...
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