Kevin Campbell is convinced £45m Arsenal player could replace Bukayo Saka on the right-wing

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Bukayo Saka is not an easy player to manage at Arsenal.

On one hand, the winger is the Gunners’ talisman and probably should be playing every single game. However, at the same time, he’s just 22 years old, and we don’t want to see, yet another, talented young Englishman burned out before they hit what is supposed to be their peak.

The likes of Michael Owen and Wayne Rooney played too much football at too young an age, and, ultimately, that hampered their careers in the long-run.

Nobody wants the same to happen to Saka, and for that reason, Arsenal need to consider rotating him once in a while.

Of course, replacing Saka in this Arsenal team is an unenviable task, but speaking on the Highbury Squad YouTube channel, Kevin Campbell has highlighted one Arsenal player who he believes could be up to the task.

Gabriel Jesus could replace Saka

Campbell said that the £45m man could replace Saka in this side.

“This is what I will say. Remember, Jesus played against Manchester City in Saka’s position and he was a constant threat, he really was, he knows how to play that position fantastically, he’s a workhorse, I’m not saying he’s Saka, but he is a workhorse, he occupies the defence, so I suppose we could do that if need be,” Campbell said.

Maybe after January

It’s all well and good saying that Jesus is capable of playing on the right wing, but, at the same time, he’s very much needed up front.

Indeed, if you shift Jesus to the right, you create a void through the middle, and while Leandro Trossard and Eddie Nketiah are capable strikers, they’re not exactly at Jesus’ level.

Maybe this plan can be put into action after January as Arsenal potentially target a new striker in the winter window to take their side to the next level.