Arsenal needed two players to challenge for the title in the coming season, a commanding centre-back and a ball-winning battler for central midfield. The first piece of that jigsaw Thomas Vermaelen has signed for the club for around £11m; he will have a medical and will be revealed to the Arsenal fans over the next week. As an Arsenal fan that move fills me with belief that Wenger sees the small problems and is dealing with them. A lot of people say Arsenal need a striker, those people are Man United, Chelsea and Liverpool fans who think big money signings are the only measure of a transfer. They have short memories and sit in armchairs watching Match of the Day nodding along to Mark Lawrenson. Eduardo will be back this season and will add competition to the striker force which has more options than any other top club. Arsenal fans should be happy that the club is being linked with Felipe Melo; he is a better player than Denilson, Song and Flamini.
Soon to be best mates, Thomas Vermaelen and Robin van Persie square off in the Champions League
Spurs are looking to raid Real Madrid for former Premiership players Gabriel Heinze and Arjen Robben. Robben didn’t like the Premiership because he couldn’t stand up to the physical nature and kept picking up niggling injuries. He doesn’t want to come back and will dig his heals in to stay in Spain even if Madrid force him out.
Spurs buy and sell lots of players which means they are difficult to predict year after year.
Chelsea, United and Citeh are playing a chess game with each other waiting to see who moves first. Don’t expect any signings for another couple of weeks.
Liverpool have money worries and Rafa has to sell to buy, Glen Johnson will be wearing red next season, Arbeloa will not. Chelsea wanted Johnson back to replace an outgoing Bosingwa, but Johnson remembers what playing at Chelsea was like. He is one of the best right backs in the Premiership and deserves to play at a top club. Mascherano is coveted by Barcelona because he is mobile and breaks up play, he would fit into their midfield better than Keita and Hleb.
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