Less than 36 hours left in the transfer window and it’s official… Sky, Twitter, Facebook and all blogs are going into over-drive… but this is a good kind of overdrive. It’s the kind of overdrive that we want… Arsenal are signings players…
Andre Santos, £6.2m
Yes, finally, a left back… considering Arsene’s excuse of letting Clichy go because he wanted Gibbs to have a chance… I suppose you have to say one thing to the media and do another, or perhaps Gibbs’ recent injury and the sale of Traore mean that it’s out of need rather than desire – or perhaps it was always intended… Santos looks like a proper player, someone who likes to play the game. He’s got a bag full of tricks (and more), and certainly falls into the mould of a typical Brazilian…
I couldn’t see any defending in that last video, but at least the boy looks like he offers a lot going forward. As Fenerbache aren’t in the Champions League, I believe he is eligible for the competition too, and at £6.2m, he looks like a very good acquisition… although only time will tell.
Per Mertesacker, £8m
News coming in from Sky Sports News is that the tall German defender is having a medical at Arsenal right now… A lot of fans would prefer we opted for the Englighness of Gary Cahill – but one thing to be aware of with Mertesacker is that he’s got 75 appearances for his country and is captain of Weder Bremen – a leader… and that’s exactly what we need.
Mertesacker and Vermaelen will be the obvious partnership with Koscielny third choice – but with the number of games we have and the amazing injury problems we’ll always have, I’m sure Koscielny will still play a vital role in our defence. The great form of Johan Djourou last season has completely disintegrated now and that means that he’s now fourth choice – but in all honesty, when you look at England vs Switzerland a couple of months ago and the games he’s played this season, that does make sense…
There is possibility that Samba or Cahill may also come in, but at this moment in time, perhaps the boss just wants to keep as many options open as possible – let’s hope
Park Chu-Young, £3m
The Monaco number 10 was on his way to Lille to replace Gervinho, until we swooped in… Although you should never judge a book by it’s cover, one does presume that a £3m transfer in this day and age won’t give you much in return…
Although Robin Van Persie did cost £3.5m and he’s not bad… But then again, why would Monaco sell so low if he was any good?
The signings are required, for sure, whether or not, they are adequate for us to compete will remain to be seen…
If indeed these three players come in and we can add one or two in midfield, we should have a decent squad… 34 hours to go…
