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THREE midfielders who could potentially replace Song

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With the start of the new Premier League season around the corner and the closure of the summer transfer window not to far off either, we are set for yet another transfer saga that we may have to drag out until deadline day.

Cameroon midfield enforcer Alex Song has been continuously linked with a move away from The Emirates this summer with Barcelona keen to sign him.

The 24-year-old still has two years left on his current deal and seems very happy at Arsenal, so a move away doesn’t seem likely at all at this point.

But for whatever reason he decides to leave Arsenal, who should the club replace him with?

For me it isn’t hard to think about three players who play the same role and are equally as versatile as Song.

The three players in question are Cheik Tiote, Yann M’Vila and Nuri Sahin.

We’ve been heavily linked with the abovementioned names over recent months, with a move for Sahin looking the most likeliest to transpire. And out of the three I would like to see Sahin come in, as the Turkish international is generally a better all-round player than Tiote and M’Vila.

Though he would only be signed on a loan deal, it would be a short-term which would carry no real problems.

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But should the club decide to buy him outright after his potential successful loan spell, then I’m sure he wouldn’t cost much, Unlike M’Vila, who is priced at well over £17 million, as the Turk is not a key player at Real Madrid

Most readers I’m sure would go for Tiote.

His Premier League experience is the one thing he has over all the others, making him a more suitable choice, though I doubt Alan Pardew would part ways with one of his star players. Unless of course we can pay over the odds for him, which even for us this summer – with the way we’ve spent our money – sounds highly unlikely.

They all seem to be very mobile on the field and clearly talented with the ability to link well with their respective team-mates.

But for me, Sahin stands out as the main candidate to fill the potential gap left by Song.

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13 comments

  • syn says:

    Arsenal fans not need title will need nothing Arsena

  • abozo says:

    Arsene Wenger want to sign Lucas Biglia? Wenger with atitude. To we all arsenal fans I want to let us understand better what the manage has been doing to make the team be a trophyless every seaon. Did we ever think of how we loose both Cesc , Nasri, Clichy, e,t,c now the maneger have sell RVP to the river which is not right. Now all we arsenal tot Arsene Wenger want to use the sum 24m£ He get on RVP to sign for Lucas Biglia. Right. That’s not true at all cos he’s selling song out of the club and pend the money. Now what’s was the different between last 7 seasons to this season ? We are stagnant and no achievement. Do we need to keep looking like this till the team finally turn feeders. The board and ther manager are not ready for any trophy but to make more money and what about the fans ? We got no replacement for each players that’s absolutely yes. Imagine if we have Cesc, Nasri and Clichy with the sqaud. What would have happen to gunners that to go on trophy. Let’s think deeply fans .

  • george mombasa says:

    I dont know what has goten into wenger’s head he has become completely confused and forgoten his role.he now think the club is a livestock business of buying and selling. i wish he had gotten the french coach job and leave our club aloan. please sell Wenger away.He even dnt know when to renew contracts for his players then he says ‘we had no choice bt to sell RvP coz he had a year left on his contract’ RvP could have signed 6 years contract when he was stil injured and that would have ended the year 2016?

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