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Arsène Wenger is set to turn his attention to signing two new defenders, as rumours gather pace of the impending departures of captain Thomas Vermaelen and right-back Carl Jenkinson.
BBC’s David Ornstein has confirmed rumours from previous weeks that Arsenal’s defensive transfers will depend on who exits the club.
Captain Not So Fantastic
Vermaelen has found his opportunities limited in the first team, following a run of bad form in recent seasons, as well as the impressive development of the Per Mertesacker and Laurent Koscielny partnership.
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French newspaper L’Equipe are known for breaking the latest transfer news and footballing gossip, especially renowned for their coverage on compatriot Arsène Wenger’s side Arsenal.
Statistical Genius
Today, in a feature that has gone viral, they reveal with a series of statistical tools that suggest a strong positive correlation, with more money being spent every year by the Gunners hierarchy.
As can be seen in the graph below, the red line shows the increase in transfer expenditure every season in Wenger’s reign.
The report follows the manager’s comments on Saturday, in which he admitted that the club,
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After weeks of reported negotiations, it looks as though Arsenal’s pursuit of German World Cup winner Sami Khedira is finally over.
Monaco Bound
Khedira’s club Real Madrid are in advanced talks with AS Monaco over the transfer of Colombian star James Rodriguez, The Mirror claiming they have offered the German as part of the multi-million pound deal.
The BBC’s David Ornstein tweeted today that ‘Arsenal are no longer pursuing Khedira’ but they are still, ‘in (the) market for DMF.’
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The President of French side OGC Nice has admitted that an agreement with Arsenal for the transfer of World Cup star David Ospina is nearly completed.
Ospina was one of numerous goalkeepers to make the headlines at the 2014 World Cup as his heroics in goal for Colombia saw them into the quarter-finals, eventually losing out to host nation Brazil.
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Arsene Wenger has ruled out bringing any more attackers to Arsenal following the signing of Alexis Sanchez from Barcelona, and has instead promised to shore up the Gunners backline.
His comments come with the news that out-of-favour Thomas Vermaelen is nearing the exit door as Manchester United look to take the Belgian away from his Arsenal nightmare.
Vermaelen has hardly touched the first team since losing his place due to injury over a year ago, and with Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker forging the league’s best defensive partnership in his absence, the club captain looks set to jump ship.
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