Former Arsenal forward Ian Wright has said that Theo Walcott should leave the Emirates Stadium for the sake of his career.
Walcott has only played 47 minutes of Premier League football this season, with the majority of his appearances coming in the Europa League and EFL Cup.
The 28-year-old has also lost his place in the England squad after struggling to win a regular spot in Arsene Wenger’s first XI.
Wright has told the former Southampton youngster, who is valued at £18m by transfermarkt.co.uk, to seek a move in the January transfer window in order to secure first-team football once again.
Wright told Sky Sports:
“I think so, for [his own] sake. I’m not sure where he can go now with Arsenal and he’s only playing in the Carabao Cup and the Europa League.
“He’ll want to finish on a high in respect of what he’s doing, he’s given Arsenal great service in the time he’s been there and for me he should move on for himself.”
Walcott joined Arsenal from Southampton in the summer of 2005, and the attacker is closing on 400 appearances for the Premier League club.
He actually scored 19 times in all competitions for the Gunners last season, but has managed just three goals in the early stages of the 2017-18 campaign.