Danny Welbeck and David Ospina are the two highest-profile Arsenal players who will return from the World Cup facing uncertain futures.

The club are focused on trimming the squad after completing their main incoming transfer business. New coach Unai Emery has spent around £70 million on five senior signings who are aimed at adding defensive resilience to the team he inherited from Arsene Wenger.

The arrival of goalkeeper Bernd Leno from Bayer Leverkusen means that a senior goalkeeper is likely to leave and the expectation is that it will be Colombia No 1 Ospina rather than Cech.

Welbeck is also now in the final year of his contract and, having been part of England’s World Cup squad, the striker is facing a struggle for selection. Arsenal played their first pre-season match on Saturday against Borehamwood, with Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang, Alexandre Lacazette and Henrikh Mkhitaryan all scoring – and Mesut Ozil will be ready to return in time for the tour to Singapore.

Welbeck has scored only 27 goals across four years at Arsenal but did play 43 games last season after being disrupted previously by a knee injury. It was enough to make Gareth Southgate’s squad, although he made only one appearance in Russia as a substitute.