Arsenal’s wounded no longer wanted?

Cesc Fabregas and Robin van Persie are players who would normally be considered as world class and simply vital to any future success enjoyed by Arsenal Football Club both on home soil and European competition. However, as they continue to look like permanently injured players, and with Arsenal putting together a good run of form without them that has sparked great interest in the side on odds comparison sites, they are increasingly looking like expensive luxuries that the club should be cashing in on.

With young Jack Wilshere having shown that he can step up to the plate in Fabregas’s absence, and Arsenal having shown that they have a decent number of options up front in Van Persie’s absence, the club have begun to reap the rewards of investing astutely in their squad.

Should Barcelona still wish to spend big money on Fabregas, and if clubs want to spend the levels of cash that would encourage Van Persie to leave the comforts of north London, then Wenger could use the money raised to fund a splurge on the likes of Gary Cahill or a world class goalkeeper.

With improving both of these positions currently appearing far more vital to Arsenal's title chances in the bookmaker odds than keeping hold of players who are almost not worth considering part of Arsenal's first choice eleven, perhaps a marquee signing could even lift the spirits of the club’s fans as well, with Gooners increasingly beginning to feel that the club is heading in the wrong direction.

However, with Wenger lacking in experienced players, he is likely to be reluctant to release two individuals who have been at the club during its more successful years because of their importance to the club off the pitch.

Whether or not Wenger chooses to cash in on his star players in the near future, the time has surely finally come to accept that he needs to invest in his side's back line or risk continuing to embrace failure as the norm at the Emirates.