Mikel Arteta might have inexplicably helped Erik ten Hag in the transfer window after engineering his own clearout at Arsenal last summer.
Since the Spaniard made the move to the Emirates as manager, he has made it his personal mission to offload the dead wood at the club. And it has been a success, alleviating a ballooning wage bill in the process.
There have been some noteworthy departures under his watch, including that of Mesut Ozil, Shkodran Mustafi and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. While Arteta has been questioned for some of these decisions, it has not stopped his efforts to rid Arsenal of their heavy earners.
