The former Gunners star believes a midfielder heading towards free agency offers more to the cause than a playmaker tied to a lucrative deal last term
Arsenal would have been better served selling Mesut Ozil and using the money saved on his contract to keep Aaron Ramsey, says Ray Parlour.
The Gunners were forced to dig deep last season in order to keep a World Cup winner on their books, with a lucrative extension agreed in February.
While they were able to get those talks over the line and prevent a key man from dropping into the free agent pool, it appears as though Ramsey will be slipping the net.