The disappointing way in which Walcott’s season finished has forced the former Southampton youngster to consider whether or not he should leave Arsenal this summer after 10 years at the club.

While he receives plenty of criticism and faces accusations that he has not progressed, Walcott still scored nine goals in 41 appearances and netted three times for England in a season in which he was often frozen out of Wenger’s starting line-up.

There is Premier League interest in Walcott, with Manchester City placing him on a list, which also includes Alexis Sanchez and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, of pacey players they are looking at. Chelsea and Liverpool have looked at him in the past and will be in the market for forwards this summer.