Ageing Arsenal facing a bleak future without Alexis Sanchez, Mesut Ozil

With the January transfer window fast approaching, Alison Bender and Stewart Robson look at what options Arsenal might have to strengthen their squad.


For years, Arsenal have been sustained by the promise of a better future. It never really arrived, but they had reasons to believe it would. Not now. Now Arsenal's prospects for forthcoming years are starting to look bleaker.


It is a sign of a loss of identity. It is also a warning. This season, especially if it produces the desired top-four finish, may be as good as it gets for some time at the Emirates Stadium. Like everything else at Arsenal at the moment, it relates to Alexis Sanchez, Mesut...