Anyway, one man's loss is another man's opportunity and, looking
at the Telegraph for a moment, it sounds like the media have a new darling. Yes,
it’s opportunity knocks for another Arsenal winger. It's great to see Alex
Oxlade-Chamberlain getting the plaudits he deserves for a decent first start
for England. It wasn't the scintillating performance at all from the England
team in general, but ‘The Ox’ provided us with some of the brighter moments of
the game.
The Telegraph’s Henry Winter didn’t comment much on the
Belgium team that ‘The Ox’ and co were up against. Of course previous Arsenal
transfer target, Eden Hazard is on the way to Chelsea and another previous
Arsenal transfer target Jan Vertonghen appears to be on his way to Spurs. Or is
he? The deal is not done yet, so there has been talk that Arsenal may hijack
the move. Personally, I can't see that at all. The 25-year-old defender will be
at White Hart Lane and the deal is expected to be confirmed within days or
weeks. I'm not too upset about it myself, having seen his display against
England I don't think Arsenal are missing out that much. Or is that the case of
sour grapes? I'll let you, the reader, decide.One player who did catch the eye was his international teammate and number 7: Dries Mertens. He was playing on the left wing for Belgium, and I thought he gave England's right back Glen Johnson quite a few problems. He only joined PSV Eindhoven last summer and has racked up 21 goals in 33 games already, not a bad achievement for a winger. I think we should try to sign the 25-year-old, but somehow I can't see it happening.
Something else I can't see happening, is Robin van Persie
moving to Italy. Nevertheless, ClubCall claim that Arsenal have told Juventus
that we want €30m for the Holland international striker. With the match fixing
scandal going on in Italy at the moment it is incredibly difficult to imagine
them personally heading that way. No doubt it is in ‘the pipeline’ like
ClubCall’s claim about our proposed deal for CSKA Moscow star Seydou Doumbia. The
last ‘pipeline’ I saw was a piece of toilet roll without paper. I think that
says it all, and I will deposit both stories in the aforementioned cylindrical
container where they belong.
While we're talking about silly transfers, is it worth mentioning
that Gregory van der Wiel is up for grabs? The Ajax and Holland international
right back will probably move to Chelsea but wouldn't it be a good idea for our
club to make a move given Bacary Sagna's recent injury record? Some might say
that ‘Corporal’ Carl Jenkinson is a good enough replacement for Sagna, but I'm
not quite sure he's up for the task on a long-term basis despite some admirable
performances last season.
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