VfB Stuttgart chief Sven Mislintat insists Arsenal midfielder Matteo Guendouzi has huge potential.

Mislintat has defended his record of signings at Arsenal - in particular Guendouzi, now on-loan with Hertha Berlin - and believes they were good enough, despite the subsequent failure of six of those transfers.

"If you're not playing Matteo in midfield, it must be a very strong midfield," Mislintat told the Athletic. "As a teenager from Ligue 2, he played 48 games for Arsenal in his first season.

"I assure you, you are not able to 'survive' that amount of Premier League caps playing 'adolescent football'.

"He obviously doesn't get everything right but he plays with a decisiveness and quality that make him an extraordinary player. We want players who are brave on the ball, who can move past the pressure. Losing the odd ball is part of that.

"You shouldn't try to change his game but work on the details to improve him, if you are able to do so, you make him a 'monster' midfielder. My personal opinion remains that Matteo would still add some extra qualities to Arsenal's midfield."