With Alex Song set to depart Arsenal before the end of the summer transfer window, Arsene Wenger has reportedly reignited his interest in Lucas Biglia as a potential replacement for the Cameroon international.
But would the Anderlecht midfielder be a suitable successor or are there better options out there for Le Professor to consider?
There have been rumours floating around claiming Wenger would allow Song to leave after being strongly linked with a move to Barcelona. It is also understood that Wenger hasn’t finished his summer spending, fuelling speculation that a move for Biglia could well be on the cards.
The 25-year-old Argentine has in the past expressed his desire to play in a top European league after six seasons in Belgium with Anderlecht.
TalkSPORT claim Biglia told Dutch newspaper AD:
‘I want to play in a big league and my new club must be playing in the Europa League at least.
‘I want to play in the spotlight of the Argentina national team coach. The national team is my dream. I would also like to leave Anderlecht.’
Let me start off by saying that I don’t really care if Song leaves. Yes, he did record a lot of assists last season for us and a good player, but he, in my opinion, is not a world-class midfielder. His poor positioning and clumsiness on the ball are there to be seen by all.
I don’t rate him as highly as some other Arsenal fans out there and because we already have Mikel Arteta, who basically WAS our defensive midfielder last season, Song can go.
Is Biglia a good enough replacement? Yes.
He has great composure on the ball; his positioning is great, has a nice passing range and is a tenacious, battling midfielder – something we have been lacking for quite some time.
Biglia is also an Arentine international who packs experience in abundance, playing well over 240 games for Anderlecht.
He also has the winning mentality which we crave, lifting the Belgian Pro League last season, in 2010 and 2007. He has also collected a Belgian Cup and two Belgian Super Cups since joining Anderlecht from Independiente in 2006.
I believe Biglia has all the credentials to succeed at Arsenal and would certainly be a welcomed addition to the squad if Song leaves, which looks likely to take place.
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Gunners, lets be real. song didn’t join AFC as a DM but he’s rather a product of wenger and i believe arsene has finally realised that he have song as a finished product after six years…, so it’s wise of wenger to cash on this work in process – song. And hope this time mr. wenger brings in a complete DM!
He has told you he has alot of them. probably you have seen them. so just appreciate one or two, about buying, do you buy before you sell or you sell before to start hunting when the league is on.
Winners Identified their weakness by the end of the season and bought players whom they testin pre season. getting them used to the culture unless you get a player within a league or a world class player who needs less or no polishing at all.
Not un fielded players in spain or a player from Belguim league without testing and just drop him a deep end like what happened in Man U match where they were thumped 8 (EIGHT CLEAN GOALS)
So Song is sold because Arsenal won’t give him a pay rise.So another guy presumably may take over.
Don’t forget Song was an integral part of Arsenal last season and played a no less a significant part to rise to third.
A new player take time to adapt.I feel Arsenal are a selling club unless proved otherwise by Wenger.He has to start winning games and challenge until the last minute of the 38th match.
Hopefully lessons of the gunners spring fiasco in previous seasons will be a thing of the past.
IT’s too unpalatable to think of the alternative.
YOU ARE VERY RIGHT MY DEAR
If yann m’villa w’ll nt jion arsenal as a replecement of song i w’l no longer arsenal fanz
WENGER CAN’T COUGH BIG FOR M’VILLA OR CAPOUE. SO EXPECT A LOANEE OR CHEAP PLAYER IF ANY SURFACES ANYWAY.