Emery set for clearout

UNAI EMERY will sanction an Arsenal clearout this summer — with defender Shkodran mustafi among the players for sale. Emery (left) will head into the transfer window with a budget of as little as £45million. But the manager has been told he can reinvest a significant amount of any money raised from player sales. Emery is therefore ready to offload a number of players so he can bolster his kitty. Despite the progress made in his first campaign — Arsenal have three more points than last season’s final tally under Arsene Wenger — Emery still believes his squad need major improvements.

Among those whose futures are in doubt is mustafi, whose latest horror show in Sunday’s 3-2 loss to Crystal Palace reinforced the belief at the club that they should listen to offers for the German.

Arsenal have been open to selling mustafi, who joined from Valencia in 2016 for £35m, for the last two summers but have struggled to find a buyer. And given his poor season, that is unlikely to change.

mesut Ozil and Henrikh mkhitaryan will also be in the shop window.