Could This Be The Man To Replace Bacary Sagna At Arsenal?

Describe the perfect right-back and you'd probably come up with something like this - a strong-yet-agile player who is just as comfortable bursting up the flank and whipping a ball into the box as he is sitting back and defending. They must be intelligent in their positioning and have a sense of athleticism, but also be able to dominate in the air. Sound like a dream player? Well each and every one of those could be used to describe Toulouse defender Serge Aurier.

The seven-time Ivory Coast international has gone about making his name on the European stage and is currently flourishing in the French topflight under the guidance of Alain Casanova.

Aurier has played 15 times in the league this season and made 17 key passes, four of which have resulted in an assist. He's attempted 96 crosses himself, which is a huge number, and averaged 3.2 tackles per outing.

He has made 59 clearances in total and been at the heart of 40 interceptions, which shows just who able he is at either end.

His muscular frame allows him to beat opponents in the air and unlike many young players his concentration is incredibly high.

Should Arsenal be in the hunt for a new right-back then they could do a lot, lot worse than this young defender.

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