Arsenal are set to end up outside of the Champions League places for the second season running, with a 6th placed finish looking likely on the back of coming fifth last time around.

Poor away form has undermined the Gunners' hopes of building on last campaign's FA Cup win and resulted in the voices of dissent facing Arsene Wenger have reached an unprecedented volume.

Despite all of that, the Frenchman could yet again pull off the late-season escape act that has become something of a trademark in recent years, by winning the Europa League and securing a route back into the Champions League that way.

It would be another unlikely cup run when all else is lost, the players are reasonably well-rested and the pressure is off to put some gloss on a season in which the same old failings have manifested themselves. But it could keep Wenger in his job.

If that is the case, he should be looking to shake up his squad and one way he may look to do that is by examining the players who have spent this season out on loan with one eye on getting them into the first team picture.

Read on to see how four of the best are getting on...

Asano has not been a regular for German outfit Stuttgart this season and his contribution of only one goal and ten key passes are not good numbers for a creative midfielder, capable of playing centrally or wide.

The departures of Theo Walcott and Alexis Sanchez has left space in wide areas for somebody in the Arsenal ranks to step up and take advantage of but Asano has done precious little to prove that he can be the man to do just that.

He might well go out on loan again next season but his performances have not shown much evidence of a man who would impress the demanding Gunners fans if he returned to the fold next season.

When Jenkinson made his return to West Ham in 2015/16 after a hugely impressive season in East London the previous year, it looked as if he might establish himself as a Premier League defender.

Unfortunately, he was struck by a cruciate ligament injury early on in that campaign, halting his progress. He has had to take a step back this season and join Birmingham City, who were managed by former Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp at the time he signed on loan.

The right-back has struggled for gametime in the West Midlands, under both Redknapp's successor Steve Cotterill and now Garry Monk and it looks as if his development has stalled.

There is doubt over the future of Hector Bellerin, but even in the event that he leaves the Emirates, it would be tough to see Jenkinson returning and making the grade at Arsenal.

The way Perez's situation at the Emirates was handled angered many Arsenal fans, who felt that he was not given a fair crack of the whip and that inferior players such as Walcott and Alex Iwobi were given too many chances ahead of him.

Four goals and four assists are not numbers to shout about but now that Walcott and Olivier Giroud have left the Gunners, Perez is surely worth keeping around next season.

Danny Welbeck's return from injury may shunt him down the pecking order but Perez should get enough chances to shine under Wenger this time around. He looks the best bet of the loanees to make an impact.

Campbell is a streaky player, with the pace to trouble elite sides but brittle confidence that ensures that he doesn't produce that level of performance consistently enough to justify his selection.

The loan move to Betis was geared towards getting him to perform on a more consistent basis but knee injuries that have required surgery have unfortunately meant that his time in Spain has not got off the ground.

He has something to offer Wenger as an alternative off the bench now Walcott is out of the way, but if he cannot be relied on injury-wise, he needs to be moved on in order to avoid being the latest in a long line of players Wenger and Arsenal wait an almost comical length of time for fitness-wise, only for them never to be fully fit.

The Costa Rican has talent, no doubt about it, but he has to prove his fitness in the close season and go from there.