Stan Collymore says now is the time for Arsenal to make serious changes at the top.

The former Liverpool, Aston Villa and Nottingham Forest striker has implored the North London club to sacrifice Mesut Ozil so Arsene Wenger leaves his post as manager, opening the door for Atletico Madrid's Diego Simeone.

In his column for the Daily Mirror, Collymore believes the Gunners should avoid re-signing German playmaker Ozil and move on from French manager Wenger as they will never win the Premier League again under his guidance.

Collymore opined: “The question I'd like to ask Arsenal fans is this…

“Do you want Mesut Ozil to stay beyond this season if it means Arsene Wenger remaining as well, or do you sacrifice Ozil if it means Wenger going and Diego Simeone coming in instead?

“Me? I'd let Ozil go and bring in Simeone in a heartbeat.

“Because even without the German playmaker I'm convinced that within a year, perhaps 18 months, Arsenal would be picking up one of the big pots.

“Simeone wouldn't mess about and I'm adamant he'd be very quick to bring in players whose profile says they mean business and want to win trophies.

“Players who have that eye of the tiger that the current crop don't have."

The only problem with Stan's comments are that Simeone does not speak any English and is more than likely moving to Inter Milan when he leaves Atleti.