Arsenal were reportedly in line to land Riyad Mahrez last summer, but since then, he has had a monumental fall from grace. No worries, now’s the real time.

Arsenal was one of a handful of clubs that were supposedly in the bidding pool to land Riyad Mahrez last summer following Leicester CIty’s unbelievable 2015/16 Premier League championship.

But the Foxes decided to hold onto their two superstars, which didn’t really account for much, as neither Mahrez nor Jamie Vardy could save them from a massively disappointing season that saw Claudio Ranieri sacked after just one monumental year at the head of the Foxes.

This summer, they may be a bit more open to bids, as they need more help than their two striking stars can procure. They will probably be looking to shake things up, introduce a bit of fresh blood and let some new players into the mix to try to stir a former-touting club back into some sort of relevance.

Which means that should Arsenal decide they need more wide options after all, which they surely do, then now would be the perfect time to formally go after Mahrez. And here’s why, summed up in five reasons:

5. He’s A Champion

There used to be far more talk about this in various sporting leagues out there, but there is a certain benefit to be had from having an array of champions on your side. They know what it takes to win a title, they know what can go wrong, how to right the wrongs, and how to defy the pressure and see it through to the end.

Riyad Mahrez won the title, and while that club seems decades ago, it isn’t. it was just last year. Mahrez still has that Champions mindset and he would be an invaluable resource to a club that hasn’t won the very thing Mahrez has won in over a decade. He knows how to do it, what is needed and what the mindset of a club should be that is pushing for that trophy.

Which, coupled hand in hand with reason No. 4, should be reason enough to drop some poundage on him.