Arsenal have until 6pm tomorrow to bring in new recruits and get rid of some dead weight too.
Most of the attention is now on Arsene Wenger to sign a new striker to help the club mount a serious title challenge this season. Four games have been played so far and only three goals have been scored, two of which were own goals and one by Olivier Giroud. It’s still early days, but many are already questioning the relaxed approach taken by Wenger to bring in a new forward, and the Frenchman now has under 24 hours to do so.
But while signing a new striker has taken centre stage for the Gunners this summer, they have yet to reinforce another area of the squad that needs reinforcing – the defensive midfield position. While we do have a number of midfielders on board already, Francis Coquelin remains our most recognisable player in this role, with Santi Cazorla sitting alongside him. And should the 23-year-old Frenchman pick up a knock and be sidelined for a number of weeks, we would be in some bother, even though we have Mikel Arteta as a replacement.
The fact is we also need to sign a defensive midfielder before tomorrow’s deadline and Arsenal should now turn their attention to Victor Wanyama after the Southampton midfielder has asked to leave St. Mary’s.
Wanyama possesses great strength on and off the ball, Premier League experience, gets stuck in and also has good awareness of his position – The 24-year-old would certainly compliment the current Arsenal side splendidly and offer that support and healthy competition that Coquelin needs.
Ronald Koeman is reluctant to let the Kenyan leave, but if Arsenal offer a good enough offer then the Dutchman may reconsider his position. Southampton have already lost Morgan Schneiderlin to Manchester United this summer, who’s to say they can’t lose Wanyama before tomorrow’s deadline?
A move for the former Celtic midfield enforcer makes perfect sense, but it’s up to Wenger and co. to make the call.
Get rid of Arteta bring in wayama
The wenger i know has not show fron his body language that this team truely need extra solidity in midfield and a high profile proving striker,will wenger do it ?i doubt that,we are use to same story of him telling us he has found none while others are getting one.
Forget a striker should of bought pogba covers every missing piece to the team.
Defensive attacking scores goals creates goal stop goals. One man young talented and would love to play for us. Great investment.
Will the specialist in failure act,a man who is naive and arrogant,a man that behaves the same way every season and refuse to learn from the past,only retarded people make same mistake over and over .
Must get rid of Giroud and bring in either Benzema or Cavani, get rid of Arteta as Arsenal should have never bought him, Carzola also a dead weight, bring in Draxla and William carvalho. That will surely put Arsenal back to winning ways like the good old glory days. We also need the ex coach of Dortmund, and get rid of Wenger.
Wanyama has the grit and grind needed in a defensive mid fielder. Him and Cocqullen can drive the team. What a shame Arsene does not have the same eyes as everyone.
we are now voice less with Wenger system you can’t be saying we will buy when the right player is found when coz our friends are busy buying.The only solutions is to let Wenger himself go
I think the comments coming from contributors are too derogatory for public consumption. Whatever your feelings, pls try to be polite and contribute meaningfully. It serves no good being insulting.
How can a team like arsenal make progress with a captain who is always on the bench. Get rid of him( Arteta) and get Wanyama
please sold wenger,thank yiu very much