Arsenal Transfers: 10 Replacements For Robin Van Persie

7. GansoClub: Santos Value: £30m Another player who is not a centre-forward, but Arsenal don't necessarily need that sort of player with Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski already on board, as already qualified. The Santos player has already been strongly linked with a move to Arsenal in a £30m move by the European media - though sources in Brazil seem to have been less convinced - and if the Gunners could bring him in, they would have beaten local rivals Spurs to the punch. The young playmaker has so far made 157 appearances for Santos in all competitions, after joining the Sao Paulo club from Paysandu in 2005 as a 15 year old, and has scored 35 goals in the process. He is pacey, skillful and is happy to run at defenders - an invaluable asset in the Premier League as less and less attacking players go for that sort of option. He would come at a premium cost, but with Arsenal recently named one of the top five richest clubs in the world, they can afford it - even if their recent spending record suggests otherwise. And the £25m brought in from Van Persie's transfer, the outlay would only be around £5m.