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Martin Keown names two Arsenal first team stars he fears could leave after Europa League final defeat

Photo/Squawka Martin Kewon names two Arsenal players he fears could leave the club. Arsenal were thumped 4-1 by Chelsea in Baku in the Europa League final. Keown worries, after the Gunners missed out on winning a trophy and failed to qualify for the Champions League, they will struggle to keep hold of Alexandre Lacazette and Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang. Lacazette has been linked with Barcelona. Speaking on BT Sport after the final, Keown said: "[It was] a system failure for Arsenal. [Chelsea were] too good for Arsenal tonight. It really magnifies the decline of Arsenal football club. It's nowhere near the club it once was. Whether it was [Arsene] Wenger was there too long. Recruitment is what it has to be, and I don't know if the budget is there to bring Arsenal into the top four next season. "You mention about keeping the players. Aubameyang and Lacazette, it won't be easy to hold onto those players. It severely dents the budget. Maybe £40million worse off. He's [Unai Emery] put a lot of work into this, tried to wring out intensity. The judgement of players, the type of player that's been bought has been more technical, and the, toughness, steeliness doesn't seem to be there."

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