The 27-year-old found himself out of the City team in the latter stages of the campaign, but is still regarded as one of the best central midfielders in the Premier League.
Wenger is keen to add to his engine-room this summer, according to caughtoffside.com, and could therefore attempt to secure the Dutchman.
Arsenal finished the Premier League season in third position.
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| Team | P | W | D | L | F | A | GD | PTS | |
| 1 | Liverpool | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 11 | 18 |
| 2 | Manchester CityMan City | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 17 | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| 3 | Arsenal | 7 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 17 |
| 4 | Chelsea | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | 8 | 13 |
| 5 | Aston Villa | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 13 |
| 6 | Newcastle UnitedNewcastle | 7 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 12 |
| 7 | Fulham | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 11 |
| 8 | Tottenham HotspurSpurs | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 10 |
| 9 | Brentford | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 13 | 0 | 10 |
| 10 | Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 2 | 9 |
| 11 | Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest | 6 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 9 |
| 12 | West Ham UnitedWest Ham | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 8 |
| 13 | Bournemouth | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 10 | -2 | 8 |
| 14 | Manchester UnitedMan Utd | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -3 | 7 |
| 15 | Leicester CityLeicester | 7 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 12 | -3 | 6 |
| 16 | Everton | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 15 | -8 | 5 |
| 17 | Ipswich TownIpswich | 7 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 14 | -8 | 4 |
| 18 | Crystal Palace | 7 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 3 |
| 19 | Southampton | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 15 | -11 | 1 |
| 20 | Wolverhampton WanderersWolves | 7 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 21 | -12 | 1 |
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