Unai Emery's 12 Arsenal signings and where they are now says a lot about Mikel Arteta
Less than three years have passed since Unai Emery was relieved of his duties as Arsenal manager, and Mikel Arteta has wasted little time offloading the players who arrived in North London under his compatriot.
Arteta has brought in plenty of his own players since taking the reins in December 2019. Starting centre-backs Gabriel and Benjamin White were recruited by the former Manchester City coach, for example, as was goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale.
Naturally, new signings need to be accommodated with sales and terminations. With a few notable exceptions, such as Willian and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, a large number of those offloaded were signed by Emery.
Even more of the Spaniard's 12 signings could find themselves on the move this summer, too, showing the extent of the overhaul. Here, takes a closer look at the dozen to see what they're up to now.
Ceballos was only on loan under Emery, but Arteta decided to take a closer look by renewing the temporary deal for a second season. The Spain international continued to feature last term, but the Gunners decided against signing him permanently.
Since returning to the Bernabeu, the former Real Betis man has been used sparingly by Carlo Ancelotti. However, he has played a part in the Champions League, coming off the bench in both legs of the semi-final against Manchester City and the final against Liverpool.
Guendouzi had a part to play in the early days under Arteta. That ended in the summer of 2020, though, as events in a league meeting with Brighton led to the young midfielder being frozen out.
After an underwhelming loan at Hertha Berlin in 2020-21, he spent the 2021-22 campaign with Marseille with much more success. At the end of a campaign which saw him make a senior