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Nigel Winterburn has named as many as five players who he thinks could become the next Arsenal club captain.
Arsenal are on the search for a new captain after stripping Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang from the role on Tuesday following a ‘disciplinary’ breach that involved him failing to return on time from an authorised trip to France last week.
That led to the Gabon international being left out of the squad for Saturday’s 3-0 win over Southampton, while the club has since also announced that he will also be unavailable for selection for Arsenal’s crucial Premier League clash against West Ham on Wednesday night.
While Mikel Arteta would not be drawn on who he would appoint as his new captain during a press conference on Tuesday, Arsenal legend Winterburn believes the armband could be given to any one of five players.
‘I think it’s important at this minute in time to listen to what the fans think and I think they’ll have the same thoughts as me. You want someone in there that’s going to be a regular, stays fit and is in good form,’ he told Metro.co.uk via FreeSuperTips.
‘Obviously you can’t just base it on that because injuries and lack of form can happen, but it needs to be someone that can command respect in the dressing room and around the training ground.
‘It’s difficult for me to make that judgement because I’m not in and around the training ground, so I don’t know who is commanding that respect and seems to be the player that others look to for guidance.
‘I would think that at this moment in time [Kieran] Tierney would be put forward, Gabriel could be put forward, Ben White and I’ve heard the mention of [Aaron] Ramsdale.
‘Another I would throw into the hat would be [Bukayo] Saka because he’s been the one standout player in this period…
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Source : metro
