Arsenal have some big earners still on the payroll at the club despite them barely featuring under Mikel Arteta.
The Gunners have made a concerted effort to offload those that do not fit into the Spaniard’s plans.
The 39-year-old is keen to bring down the overall age of his squad and give chances to the youngsters while plenty was spent in the transfer window last year.
Over £100m was splashed out on the likes of Ben White, Aaron Ramsdale and Martin Odegaard - all players targeted to fit the profile Arteta wants to attain.
And Arsenal have seen some high-profile players depart, including Mesut Ozil, Shkodran Mustafi and, most recently, Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.
However, all of the names mentioned were released on free transfers and no fee was garnered for their services.
But this summer could be different with three more who could be thrown on the scrap heap, who Arteta might have high hopes of earning the club some actual money.
Three players who are barely used are costing Arsenal a pretty penny on salaries - Nicolas Pepe, Bernd Leno and Mohamed Elneny.
In total, the trio cost the Gunners over £15m a year in wages - something the north London can ill afford at a time when they are desperately trying to get into Europe.
It means that the three of them can expect to be on the transfer list this summer, though Arteta will have to work harder than before.
While letting them go will alleviate a burdening wage bill, coupled with a decent bid for each it will give the Gunners a big boost in an important window.
Arteta surely knows he will have to splash some more cash this summer as he looks to take Arsenal back to the top of the English game, a summit that their fans have not known for two decades.
"We are going to have some contracts that are ending [in the summer] and we are going to have to make a decision regarding where we are and we have the option to do that," the Spaniard said.
"We have players on loan that we are developing as well to understand where they can be and how much of a contribution they can have in the squad and obviously we are going to have to sign players in the summer, that's without a question of a doubt.
"That's something that we discuss here internally, with Edu personally all the time, with the team.
"You have to raise those ideas and the vision you have towards the owners, which are completely in line and they have been extremely supportive with us."
