Arsenal have plenty of work to do this summer with the transfer window opening imminently. European football returns to the Emirates next season and the Gunners will need to improve their strength in depth.
But it is not the only big decision looming over Mikel Arteta this season following the January departure of Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. The Gabon international was stripped of the armband in December and had his contract cancelled the following month before joining Barcelona.
Alexandre Lacazette took on the responsibility until the end of the season but is set to leave on a free transfer this summer. There has been plenty of debate since over who should be made captain with Martin Odegaard thought to be a front runner. It is a decision that goalkeeper Aaron Ramsdale would be more than happy with.
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"If you give the armband it can go one of two ways, you either feel the pressure of the team and football club or it gives you a lift that it gives you an opportunity and lead from the front," he told the Seaman Says Podcast. "As much as in interviews I’ve joked about Martin, he was at Real Madrid at 16-17, he’s seen all the best players in the world, he’s the captain of his country and for a 22-year-old, he has literally done everything you can in a short amount of time.
"He’s a very calming individual, he might not be the most vocal but you don’t always need your captain to be the most vocal because you could have three or four other leaders who are vocal. You could have two or three leaders who are vocal who perform - for him, he’s relished at the chance of wearing the armband. I have no problems with him being our captain."
