Sunday Supplement: Theo Walcott reported to be considering Arsenal future
Sunday 17 April 2016 14:29, UK
Theo Walcott would have a host of Premier League clubs queuing up for his signature if he decides to leave Arsenal, according to journalists on the Sunday Supplement.
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Having made just one start for the Gunners since January, reports claim the forward is considering his future at the club, who face Crystal Palace in a must-win Premier League clash live on Sky Sports 1 at 4pm.
The 27-year-old has scored five goals in 15 starts, but appears to have fallen behind Danny Welbeck and Alex Iwobi in Arsene Wenger's pecking order.
His place in the England squad for Euro 2016 is also in jeopardy and Dominic Fifield, London football correspondent for the Guardian, believes his relationship with Arsenal may have run its course.
"It does feel like it might be a natural break between club and player," Fifield told the Sunday Supplement.
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"It's no good Theo Walcott sitting on the bench at Arsenal at this stage of his career, he needs to be playing and there would be a number of Premier League club who would like to recruit him. Whether they would be from the top echelon, I'm not too sure.
"It's not good at the moment, it's almost as if he's in limbo at the moment. He's not going to get into the team as a central striker every week for Arsene Wenger and it that's where he wants to be playing his future isn't at Arsenal."
Telegraph writer Jason Burt agreed it might be time for the former Southampton prodigy to leave the Emirates and thought another of Arsenal's stars could be shown the exit.
"Arsenal would be more willing to sell [Alex] Oxlade-Chamberlain but they don't want to lose both of them this summer," Burt said.
"If Walcott doesn't make the Euro squad, he has got to look at that and think, 'That's probably the moment for me. My career is stalling.' If he wants to progress, he needs to look at it in terms of where he needs to be.
"There will be clubs interested in him, there are clubs interested in Theo Walcott. A couple of years ago, Chelsea were very interested in him but it didn't go anywhere and he's obviously stayed at Arsenal."
Matt Dickinson of The Times said Walcott could use Euro rejection to his advantage.
"He's a nice guy, he's almost regarded as a soft guy, sometimes too soft for his own good just in terms of the way he plays and his approach and I think that if he is left out of the Euros, that is a test [to show] anger, hunger to prove people wrong," Dickinson said.
