Sign this £40,000-a-week central defender now, former player orders Arsenal

Former Arsenal player Paul Merson has urged the North London side to look the direction of Leicester City for central defender Harry Maguire in this winter transfer window.

The North London side have been identified to be lacking depth in the defence with expectations that they will engage in this January transfer window to strengthen their team.

With a number of players already being linked, the Gunners have been advised to move in for Harry Maguire who has shown big quality since joining the former Premier League champions.

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Paul Merson noted that Harry Maguire will not cost his former side much but he will deliver better performance than what is obtainable at the moment i the team.

He, therefore, claimed that the price of a player should not matter for Arsenal because of their dire need of defenders as he recommends Harry Maguire to fit in properly especially with his understanding of the English League.

However, Arsenal will find it difficult to convince the former Premier League champions into releasing Harry Maguire as they have got mo replacement for him at the moment.

Meanwhile, there is no doubt of Arsenal’s bid to secure more additions at the defence in coming days before the end of the transfer window.