Former Arsenal midfielder Ray Parlour believes Danny Welbeck could leave the Emirates this summer.
“It’s possible Danny Welbeck might look to leave Arsenal this summer,” Parlour told bwin.
“There’s a lot of competition for places and he’s at that age where he really needs to be playing every week.
“He’s an important asset for Arsenal coming off the bench due to his versatility, but he doesn’t have the finishing skills needed to be above the likes of Aubameyang, Lacazette, [Mesut] Ozil or [Henrikh] Mkhitaryan in the pecking order.
“It’s very important that Arsenal keep Aaron Ramsey, especially after already losing Jack Wilshere this summer.
“Arsenal need British players at the club after losing the likes of [Theo] Walcott and [Alex] Oxlade-Chamberlain in recent times.
“Ramsey would start every week and he’s well suited to a deeper midfield role next to Torreira, who can provide the platform for Ramsey to join attacks late in a similar style to Frank Lampard.”
He primarily plays as a forward but can also play as a winger.
Welbeck made his way through the youth teams at Manchester United before making his senior debut in 2008 and scoring in the process.
He was with United when they won the 2008–09 League Cup and the 2008 FIFA Club World Cup before being sent on loan to Preston North End and more recently Sunderland. From the 2011–12 season, Welbeck was a regular figure in the Manchester United first team. He was transferred to Arsenal in September 2014 for a £16 million fee.
He made his senior England debut in March 2011 in a 1–1 friendly draw against Ghana, the homeland of both of his parents.
He scored his first senior international goal on 2 June 2012, the only goal in a friendly victory over Belgium. Welbeck has gone on to represent England at UEFA Euro 2012 and the 2014 FIFA World Cup, earning over 30 caps.
After being away for eight months due to the knee injury, Welbeck was named part of Arsenals squad in the FA Cup match against his former club Preston on 7 January 2017.
He started on the bench and entered the fray with seven minutes remaining in what was a 2–1 win for Arsenal, after Olivier Giroud scored late to give Arsenal the victory.
After the match, Arsène Wenger praised the striker and said that “Welbeck can still have a dream career”.
On 28 January 2017, Welbeck made his first start of the 2016–17 season in a fourth round FA Cup tie against Southampton.
He scored Arsenal’s first two goals before assisting Theo Walcott’s first in an eventual 5–0 win at St Mary’s Stadium. He started as Arsenal beat Chelsea 2–1 in the 2017 FA Cup Final at Wembley Stadium on 27 May
Welbeck started in the 2017 FA Community Shield at Wembley Stadium on 6 August, as Arsenal beat Chelsea 4–1 penalties having drawn 1–1 after extra time.
He scored his first goal of the 2017–18 season in Arsenal’s 4–3 win over Leicester City in their opening Premier League match.
He went on to score twice in the team’s second home match of the season, a 3–0 defeat of Bournemouth on 9 September.
Welbeck picked up a groin injury during Arsenal’s 0–0 draw with Chelsea at Stamford Bridge, which ruled him out for three weeks.
Welbeck ended a goalless run of 16 Premier League games to score two and assist the other as the Gunners fought back to beat Southampton 3–2.