How Arsenal will line-up next season with Willian up front, Disasi and Saliba in defence… but no Aubameyang

ARSENAL have been offered the chance to sign Chelsea winger Willian as a cut-price replacement for skipper Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang.

SunSport revealed that the Brazilian is demanding a three-year deal which matches his current £120,000-a-week salary as he prepares to quit Stamford Bridge as a free agent.

Cash-strapped Arsenal are reluctant to tie themselves to such a long-term agreement for a player who will be 32 in August.

But Willian – who has also attracted interest from Liverpool and Inter Milan – is desperate to remain in London and could yet be open to lowering his demands.

Gunners boss Mikel Arteta will likely have to shift his second-highest earner off his wage bill this summer as he will be forced to sell skipper Aubameyang.

Goalkeeper Bernd Leno is expected to retain his place in the sticks while both Hector Bellerin and Kieran Tierney will feature at full-back should they shake off their injury niggles.

Meanwhile, Arsenal’s chances of hopes of signing Thomas Partey this summer are said to rest on their unlikely bid to qualify for the Champions League.

Reports emerged this week that the midfielder’s dad suggested Atletico Madrid are locked in negotiations with the Gunners over a fee.

However, Partey’s representatives denied talks are ongoing and claimed the reports are “totally untrue”.