Monday, May 24, 2010

Arsenal linked with Per Mertesacker and Hill-Wood expects Wenger to sign based on his judgment

According to the Sunday Times, Arsenal are set to capitalise on the centre-back's decision to leave Werder Bremen.

The reports, which are currently doing their rounds in Arsenal blogs and forums extolled the 26-year-old star, and advised Arsene Wenger to snap the seasoned defender, who according to the reports is a replica of Vermaelen (actually, he's a bit taller - 6ft 6in) and a perfect replacement for the outgoing ex skipper William Gallas.

The Arsenal manager is believed to be in possession of a massive transfer warchest worth about £45m.

Meanwhile, Arsenal's chairman Peter Hill-Wood has declared that he still trusts Arsene Wenger's archaic way of doing business during this summer's transfer window. The chairman stated in unequivocal terms the Frenchman won't panic buy ahead of next season's campaign:

Certainly Arsene has got his eyes and ears open. What he is not prepared to do is spend the money on players who won't fit in at Arsenal and improve when they are there. It is very easy to buy players who everyone has heard of. Anyway, it is not true to say we do not spend money. Thomas Vermaelen was not cheap and neither was Andrey Arshavin. It was the same with (Samir) Nasri. I think the boy (Marouane) Chamakh is a good player.

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I doubt if I know anything about Per Mertesacker but in Arsene I trust. lol
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ffhjyudrdy · 789 weeks ago

good
The manner in which Ashavin joined was not particularly ideal. We were almost the last refuge for the restless Russian. Even then it nearly fel through. I hope that this is not the manner of doing business that Peter Hill-wood was referring to.
lets all hope so.
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"What he is not prepared to do is spend the money on players who won't fit in at Arsenal and improve when they are there. It is very easy to buy players who everyone has heard of."

In otherwords, it won't happen
1 reply · active 789 weeks ago
What makes you think so? The chairman was only trying to explain why
he believes in Arsene's transfer judgement.
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Brandon O' Driscoll · 788 weeks ago

i have seen mertesacker play for werder bremen in bundesliga and champions league. he is a world class centre back. he is like vidic in many ways. but 1 thing that might catch him out is his pace but usually he doesnt need to outpace the attacker as he so good at defending that it rarely causes for him to chase the player
1 reply · active 788 weeks ago
He's certainly an ideal player for Arsenal and he'll make a good
partnership with Thomas Vermaelen.
At �13-15m we can afford him so I expect Wenger to gun for him.

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