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£21M fee agreed, but is he what we REALLY need?

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Arturo VidalArsenal have reportedly agreed a £21 million fee with Juventus for Arturo Vidal.

The 28-year-old midfielder has been on Arsene Wenger’s radar for a few weeks now and Chilean newspaper La Stampa claim Arsenal have finally landed him for £21 million on a five-year deal.

It’s thought the move will be announced after the completion of the Copa America next week.

But while the Arsenal faithful will be excited and elated to hear that Vidal is possibly on his way to the Emirates, is he what the Gunners really need this summer?

Arsenal desperately need a holding midfielder to come in and compete with Francis Coquelin. Mikel Arteta and Mathieu Flamini are the only other two that operate in this position, but both are getting on and not viewed as regulars.

Now as much as I would love to see Vidal come in, the Chilean is not really what you would classify as an anchorman – he is more of a box-to-box midfielder – and I don’t think signing him solves our problem…unless of course someone makes way for his arrival.

With that said, if reports are to be believed, bagging Vidal for £21 million from Juventus is a great piece of business and although he isn’t the holding midfielder we need, the Chilean would certainly strengthen and bolster our midfield options ahead of next season’s campaign.

Great piece of business done, but is Vidal what Arsenal really need?

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