Arsenal's options to take captain's armband and the players that have given it a 'cursed' reputation

Mikel Arteta has a big call to make as he looks to lift the curse of the captain's armband at Arsenal. Mikel Arteta has a big decision to make over who to hand the captain's armband to at Arsenal Martin Odegaard looks to be the strongest contender to take the armband permanently Others received the honour and then forced through a move to a rival club, or Barcelona, and enjoyed more success elsewhere. It has been a catalogue of captaincy calamity since Thierry Henry left the club back in 2007 The candidates Martin Odegaard is the overwhelming favourite to take on the captain's armband after taking up the role towards the end of last season. Per Mertesacker, currently Arsenal's academy manager, was handed the captain's armband in 2016 despite knowledge he would miss a large chunk of the season with a knee injury Laurent Koscielny Laurent Koscielny was handed the captain's armband upon the arrival of Unai Emery, but the manager wanted to do things slightly differently. Granit Xhaka was stripped of the captain's armband after his furious row with supporters during a home game with Crystal Palace back in the 2019-20 season Pierre-Emerick Aubameyang There was much optimism amongst Arsenal fans when Aubameyang was handed the captaincy, but again, the curse of the armband struck.