Five players Arsenal could sell to raise £100m Leicester demanding for James Maddison

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Arsenal will need to fork out around £100million if they are to land Leicester City’s James Maddison this summer. Mikel Arteta’s side have been linked with the playmaker as they seek to solve their creativity issues.

Maddison would go straight into the Arsenal line-up if he were to make the move to north London and would be tasked with role of becoming chief creator for forward Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

The England international has racked up 21 Premier League goals and 17 assists during his three years at the King Power Stadium.

And Arsenal are in desperate need of a player of Maddison’s talent after posting their lowest number of top flight goals since before Arsene Wenger’s era.

With Leicester slapping such a big price tag on their star midfielder, Arsenal may have to sell players to raise the money.

So who could they look to cash in on?

Express Sport takes a look at who Arsenal could cash in on this summer to raise £100m, according to their Transfermarkt market value.

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Joe Willock – £25m

The good news for Arsenal is that they have already agreed a deal to sell Joe Willock to Newcastle United.

The 21-year-old enjoyed a successful loan spell at St James’ Park last season and scored an impressive eight goals in 14 appearances for the Magpies.

Willock’s departure will bring in around £25m for Arsenal and gets the ball rolling when it comes to raising the cash.

Alexandre Lacazette – £25.2m

Alexandre Lacazette was Arsenal’s top Premier League scorer last term as he racked up 13 strikes – three more than Nicolas Pepe.

But the number nine is not a guaranteed starter and had to settle for a place on the bench in a lot of games.

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West Ham are reportedly interested, while the 30-year-old has also been linked with a move back to France.

Arteta will be pleased to get £25m for a player they bought for nearly double that three years ago.

Hector Bellerin – £22.5m

Hector Bellerin is apparently wanted by Inter Milan, who stormed to the Serie A title last time out.

Bellerin was being touted for £35m last summer, but that figure is more likely to be in the region of £20m now.

The right-back has been in and out of the side over the last few years and is thought to be keen on a move to Italy.

Granit Xhaka – £19.8m

Granit Xhaka was apparently on his way to Roma earlier this summer but that deal collapsed before it emerged that Arsenal would look to offer him a new four-year deal.

It may look like he’s staying put at the moment but if an offer came in for the Switzerland international from elsewhere, the Emirates Stadium club may look to broker a deal.

Mohamed Elneny – £9m

Mohamed Elneny has been another bit-part player for Arsenal and was shipped out on loan to Besiktas during the 2019/20 season.

The Egyptian did make 23 Premier league appearances last time out but he’s not a player the club will be fighting tooth and nail to keep.

Those five departures should just about provide Arsenal with the funds they need to give Leicester their asking price for Maddison.

But Arsenal should consider whether losing five players with an abundance of Premier League experience is worth it in exchange for someone who has played just once for England at the age of 24.

Maddison’s fee may prove too much for Arsenal chiefs and they may in fact end up turning their attentions elsewhere.

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