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Who Wenger should target next

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In recent weeks, Olivier Giroud and Lukas Podolski have been confirmed as Arsenal’s newest arrivals. After years of selling our best talent to other clubs it looks like we are finally adding to our own.

So with two strikers in the bag already, who should be next on Arsene Wenger’s list this summer?

Personally, I think it should be Ajax’s 24-year-old right-back Gregory van der Wiel.

We’ve got a good amount of attacking players in our squad and I feel its time we sorted out our back line a little.

Looking at last seasons problems, with all the injuries defensively, I see the Holland international as a more capable player than some of our youth that we currently have who play in defensive roles.

When Bacary Sagna got injured, defensively, we could see and feel the difference. Having an experienced replacement for Sagna will make next season a little less of a rough ride, should he suffer the same fate. Despite the performances from our cameo players, who filled in for the Frenchman, Van der Wiel would be a better fit all-round.

We do have some very good young talent in defence coming through, but we need a ready-made replacement and someone who can challenge Sagna for his place, as he currently has no one to do so at present.

As for Van der Wiel’s price-tag, I reckon we could acquire him for around £8 million, providing we beat Chelsea to his signature.

Who do you guys reckon Wenger should target next?

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42 comments

  • and not forgeting an Italian hard rock at the back or Man city’s kolokov in left back with a creative midfielder like Zagoev and a Mourtinho would work well for arsenal

  • Chris says:

    Arsenal need quality players in depth not for the starting 11. We have a grueling schedule of games this season PL,CL,Carling cup and FA cup. We need to be sure that every playing position is covered. 2010-11 for the 1st half of the season we was in a great to win trophies but with the amount of games that we had to play between days became to much simply coz we didn’t have the quality in depth.

  • Jack Giroud says:

    I thank al gunaz. Bt i want 2 say its enof for mvila bcos he wil neva come 2 arsenal, infact he is nt gud enof. Players should be bougt due 2 their talent and class. These are players dat can deliver arsnal. 1.votenghen.DF, 2. Lucas Biglia DM, Felaini or Afalley.A.M, wth a bakup keeper. Wth those 3 players, we can win d champs league.

  • MJB says:

    I think Capoue would be the wisest investment that The Arsenal could make, forget M’Vila and van der Weil. Also a new GK with quality and that would wrap things up for the new season. 🙂

  • What is d matter wit m villa.didnt rvp has a bad behaviour b4 signing him but now a captain.so we dont care about his behaviour we only care about his talent.we have peple like viera who always fight wit roy keane even frm dressing room but his talent led us victory.that wat we want 4 our club

  • MERT says:

    we don’t need a right-back, we already have Jenkinson and Coquelin; just have faith in them.

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