6 left-back options for Arsenal in the summer transfer window

Arsenal are expected to search for a new left-back this summer as their quest to dominate both England and Europe steps up to the next level.

Questions have been asked of Oleksandr Zinchenko and deputy Jakub Kiwior, the latter of whom isn't even a left-back, so it may be time to make one more addition to an increasingly imposing defensive line.

Here are six players Arsenal should look at.

It's hard to argue any left-back has had a better 2023/24 season that Bayer Leverkusen's Alejandro Grimaldo.

Signed on a free transfer last summer after his wonderkid status had firmly disappeared, Grimaldo exploded into a machine for the Bundesliga winners, racking up crazy numbers of goals and assists under Xabi Alonso's tutelage.

Grimaldo's attacking flair would only boost Arsenal's options in the final third and help create the fluid dynamic that Arteta is pushing for.

Zinchenko has been used as an inverted left-back for years now, so if Arteta wants to stick to that system, he should look no further that Fenerbahce's Ferdi Kadioglu.

The 24-year-old was an elite midfield playmaker up until 2018 before a move to Turkey saw him switch into a left-back role, and Kadioglu is now widely seen as one of the best players in the Super Lig.

Heading into the final two years of his contract, there are plenty of clubs in Europe eyeing Kadioglu as a potential bargain this summer, and Arsenal would be wise to join the queue.

Girona's flame may have fizzled out towards the end of this season but the entire squad did enough to catch the eye, with left-back Miguel Gutierrez no exception.

Gutierrez was touted as a future star when he broke through at Real Madrid and that perception of the 22-year-old appears to have been justified. He has been excellent this