Rumours suggest that the Belgian centre-back is being monitored by the Catalan giants, and their new coach is looking forward to adding him into his defensive ranks next season.
Last season Barcelona lost the Spanish La Liga and the UEFA Champions League along with one of the best coaches in their history, Josep Guardiola. His assistant manager, Tito Vilanova, is now going to be in charge of affairs at the Nou Camp.
In the previous season, Barcelona faced major defensive crises. They first lost one of their most talented defenders, Eric Abidal, because he needed a liver transplant after he was diagnosed with cancer.
Later during the season, they even lost http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gerard-c14664 Pique because of injury. However, the Spanish centre-back returned only to see Carles Puyol getting a knock on his knee all over again.
The Catalan captain was unable to play the Copa del Rey, and was also unable to recover before the Euro 2012. However, he will definitely be back in action before the next season starts.
Even though Puyol and Gerard Pique are first-choice centre-backs for Barcelona, the Catalan giants still need a solid back-line and with Eric Abidal not coming back any time soon, the new Barcelona coach is looking for recruiting players from abroad.
Recently, reports suggested that the Catalan giants are monitoring the situation of Thomas Vermaelen. Even with his injury issues, the Belgian centre-back was phenomenal for Arsenal throughout the previous season.
Moreover, Vermaelen is a like-for-like replace for Eric Abidal. The Frenchman was able to play in both the positions, centre-back and left-back. The Arsenal defender has also managed to do the same for the North London club.
Vermaelen often played as a left-back for Arsenal, even though he is naturally a centre-back.
The Belgian star is also famous for his attacking prowess. He has managed to score a few brilliant goals for the Gunners during the last season. He has an extraordinary aerial ability and also has the ability to shoot from long range.
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carles-Puyol-c8331 in the future.
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