“Serious interest” in Arsenal star as surprise transfer could go through for £75m

The 27-year-old doesn’t even necessarily have that clearly defined a role in the Arsenal squad right now, as he once looked like a goal-scoring midfielder or number ten.

However, with the goals drying up for him as time has gone on, he has occasionally adjusted his game a bit to operate a bit deeper, and dictate the tempo in the way that someone like Jorginho might have done in the past.