«Elmohamady was our Player of the Year last season, so the first piece of important business was to get his transfer over the line and we did that, in the same way that we secured [Robbie] Brady and [David]
Meyler midway through last season.
We've also had the DM problem for years, which was only
solved midway through last season by pure luck of the injuries, NOT because Wenger suddenly had the ability to see he had no balance in his team.
Of course, one of Walcott's biggest problems has been relating to injuries and fitness, though it is still worth stressing that he came
back midway through last season and still couldn't make it into the Arsenal starting lineup, with more in the way of competition now at the club in the attacking midfield and striker areas.
The Italian, who joined the
club midway through last season, is believed to have relinquished his position following a series of disagreements behind the scenes.
Yet to really establish himself internationally, Shani Tarashaj was set to start plying his trade in the Premier League with Everton this term, after agreeing to join the
Toffees midway through last season from Grasshoppers, but he's since gone on loan to Eintracht Frankfurt.
Pep Guardiola dropped
Aguero midway through last season when he brought in Brazilian sensation Gabriel Jesus into his starting XI — after he linked up with City in January.