Felipe Santana has put a number of Premier League clubs, including Arsenal, on red alert after the Borussia Dortmund defender recently stated he is ready to leave Germany to seal a dream move to England.
The 27-year-old Brazilian has dropped down the defensive pecking order behind both Mats Hummels and Neven Subotic this season, leaving Santana considering his future at Dortmund. It is thought that he will review his situation at the end of the season after starting just 14 games for Jurgen Klopp’s side.
He was recently quoted in the Daily Express saying:
‘I have read a lot about interest from Schalke, Hamburg, Hertha Berlin or Hannover.
‘But it is a fact that nobody has contacted me yet. There are no official offers.’
While there has not been any contact made by any Premier League clubs thus far, Santana says he would prefer a move to England over Spain or Italy:
‘Of course, Spain and Italy are interesting countries. But to be perfectly honest, for sporting reasons mainly, the Premier League is of interest.’
With Thomas Vermaelen’s future at Arsenal in doubt and Per Mertesacker attracting interest from Wolfsburg, who are reportedly preparing a summer bid for the German defender, Arsene Wenger could well have a look at Santana at the end of the season as he looks to bolster his defensive options.
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Mertesacker has said he’s staying, and he’s been very consistent lately, so don’t think Wenger wants to sell him.
So no, we won’t be signing Santana.
Another blunder??no…27yr old…not good enough..at dortmud dnt starting xi…dont wenger
‘The 27-year-old Brazilian has dropped down the defensive pecking order behind both Mats Hummels and Neven Subotic this season’
Rubbish!! ‘This season’…….At least get your facts right before making yourself look silly! Hummels and Subotic have been first choice for Dortmund for several seasons!
Both Hummels and Subotic are the CB’s we should be going for if we are serious about competing for PL and CL. This would be the best CB pairing since the invincibles.
He is not got enough. Simple as that – I know the Bundesliga very well and Santana is a typical squadplayer. He is like Djourou – sometimes pretty good, with a couple of big mistakes every season and absolutly nothing special in his game.
Best to let this one pass and try and have someone lined up to come in the summer.just make sure that whoevers at the back the stupid mistakes are eradicated
We dont need left over players any more. Pls get your fact b/4 publishing a story which are not real.