Arsenal are set to be busy in this season’s winter transfer window. With December nearing its end, January will probably be a very busy period for the Gunners, who are expected to make at least three signings in an attempt to help them finish in the top
4 and win silverware, though the latter seems unlikely at the moment.
The club has experienced its worst start to a Premier League campaign under manager Arsene Wenger, and face a tough battle for a top 4 finish. Having crashed out of the Capital One Cup, and needing an unlikely miracle to help them even compete for the domestic
title, the club only has the FA Cup and the Champions League to play for. The Champions League may seem ambitious, but logic states otherwise. After all, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Chelsea-c38786 did win it last season, and if they can do it, why not Arsenal?
The FA Cup however remains the most realistic target for the club, but they need a strong and deep squad to compete on three fronts, and the badly lack midfield steel and options at the back. Not to mention the striker issue the club is facing at the moment.
The likes of http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Marouane-Fellaini-c24295 come to mind when the holding midfield position is concerned.
However, at the moment, the club needs reinforcements at the back. With http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Johan-Djourou-c18779 an injury away from the first team (not to mention Sebastien Squillaci), Arsenal are now reportedly in the market for a central defender,
who can also be deployed in the holding midfield/ full-back position.
Ajax’s Belgian defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Toby-Alderweireld-c35183 has now been linked with the club, revealing that he is open to a move to the Premier League as it would be a step up in his career.
The player may find the prospect of joining compatriots http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 and Tottenham respectively, very appealing.
The 23-year old has also been linked to a host of other European clubs, and feels that a move to England will be the next step in his career. Speaking to the press, the player was quoted as saying:
“If the time is right, it will come, but now Ajax is the most important thing. Therefore, I expect that I can be watched in the Amsterdam Arena after the winter break.”
“Ajax is a very nice club. It won’t be hard to play here all my life – but if I had to choose it have to be a nice club like Ajax again and there aren’t many of them. But a club such as Arsenal or Tottenham – they are fantastic clubs and would be a step
forward.”
The player is a versatile centre-back, and is the perfect example of the sort of a defender Arsene Wenger prefers in his teams. Time will tell whether a move to http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 materializes or not.
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