Ajax centreback Thomas Vermaelen says he will sign for Arsenal next week. His wages are not finalised yet.
Vermaelen will be what Senderos wasn’t : an organiser.
Will he head goals for Arsenal from corners? Depends whether Wenger practices corners to take advantage of the Belgian’s ability to time his runs and time his headers. Arsenal’s dismal record in that area proves that Wenger doesn’t practice that very much. If at all.
What are the stats? How many goals did Arsenal score from set-pieces last season? How many crucial goals did they score from set-pieces?
Looks as if Man City will sign Tevez. The source at Citeh who said Gareth Barry would sign now says Tevez will sign too.
Will Kolo Toure join them?
He wanted to go in January but that was never realistic. He’s an enthusiastic and popular yeoman who has given honest service to AFC.
City’s away record is rubbish. Mark Hughes needs determined pros like Tevez, Barry and Toure who will do it in every game. He wants to unload tossers like Elano, who doesn’t do much except take a good penalty.
There is still talk of Micah Richards coming to Arsenal but I can’t see that happening. Richards is a DJ now and he doesn’t look that bothered when City lose, as he’s already looking forward to his gig.
Kieran Gibbs was man of the match last night after scoring twice in England’s 7-0 win over Kazakhstan.
What are his wages compared to Clichy’s wages?
Interesting to see how Gibbs does in the Under 21 tournament against stronger teams.
Kaka is lovely middle class lad whose dad is a civil engineer.
He’s a good-looking 27-year old, a devout Catholic, and he’s been sold by AC Milan to Real Madrid for £59 million. I hope he’s happy there. Be nice if Arsenal played Real Madrid next season.