Eureka! After years of arguably demonstrating a patent lack of empathy with the feelings of the Arsenal fans, in terms of necessary signings for the team, Arsene Wenger seems to have finally woken up to the fact that the club needs to seriously strengthen its spine.
We all love a creative midfielder but 11 of those ain’t going to win you a thing. So it felt like a real watershed moment when Arsenal undertook a medical for Petr Cech this week. He will be a fantastic addition – a serial winner plugging a hole which has existed since Lehman or even Seaman.
And latest rumours suggest that Arsene could be in for another highly experienced defender.
The Daily Star, among others, fans the flame of speculation by passing on the rumour that Arsenal are after Ezequiel Garay.
Arsenal have launched a shock £13m summer raid for long-term Man Utd defender target
The Telegraph also covers the rumour.
Canny Defender
The grizzled Argentinian defender ticks all the boxes in terms of experience, quality and the sheer bloody-minded desire to defend.
The 28 year old has played 31 times for Argentina and spent periods at Real Madrid and Benfica before moving to Zenit last summer. After a year of freezing his chops off there, he may well fancy a move to London and Arsenal.
We think that it would represent a decent move for a player who won’t let anyone down at The Emirates and could well spend his best years there. These are largely unsubstantiated reports at the moment but it would be a good move, for our money.
Let’s have a look at the lad in action. Arsenal fans: better than what you currently have?
