I get the feeling a summer clear-out is needed again, sooo much deadwood when you look at the squad. Arteta, Flam, Diaby, Poldi, Sanogo, Campbell are all players I'd happily see leave in the summer (bar 1 of Flam and Arteta who could be good 3rd choice CDM/ ball distributor and mentor to the younger CM's). Think of the wages you can get rid of by offloading them, not even considering transfer fees. When you look at our squad as a whole we're only 1 or 2 top players and a few squad players away really. Imagine a starting XI of
Giroud
Sanchez Ozil Ramsey Walcott
(Sneiderlain)
Monreal Kosc Mert Debuchy
(Cech/ Lloris level gk)
and a second XI of:
(new St, Dybala maybe or Lacazette?)
(new winger, Pedro, even Milner?) Cazorla Wilshere Ox
Coq
Gibbs Gabriel (new CB, Smalling?) Jenk
Ospina/ Szs
And that would still leave one of Szs and Ospina, Martinez, Welbeck, Wellington Silva (not that he matters), Gnabry, Chambers and Bellerin.
That is a SOLID squad capable of challenging for the title without any real Galacticos £35mil signings.