Graeme Souness today said that Arsenal are two players away from challenging for the Premier League title, so we thought we’d look into which two he could possibly mean…
The out of work manager claimed that we are in need of a new striker and a central defender, and named Romelu Lukaku as somebody who should be strongly considered. The 22 year-old has over 100 Premier League goals for Everton, and has proved to be a top and consistent goalscorer in England, and he has also talked up his want to play in the Champions League.
One defender we are currently linked with is not quite the finished article Souness means, but 20 year-old Rob Holding may well prove to be the centre-back who does arrive this summer. Bolton apparently dropped the defender from the weekend’s playing squad, despite his availability, with his likely transfer believed to have been the reason… Watch this space…
Two players who may not be joining us this summer are Leicester’s Mahrez and Inter Milan’s Mauro Icardi. The Algerian is said to be staying on with the Foxes for the coming campaign, but who is to say his agent wont convince him to change his mind for the money, or he may even have been caught up in the moment, and reality could still set in.
The Inter star is supposedly a top target for West Ham, who are willing to bow to his wage demands, but surely the Olympic Park will not be enough of a tempter to convince him to snub Arsenal???
And last but not least, Gedion Zelalem is looking to come back to us this summer and make a claim for first-team football next season. The German-born American has enjoyed an impressive campaign with Rangers in the Scottish second-tier, and is now hoping to get his chance to return to us for the coming campaign. He has always been tipped for a bright future, and is known to be highly skilful, but whether he is ready is a whole new matter…
This summer is bound to be a busy one, and as much as we love to see a young star emerge through the ranks, the close-season needs to bring in some experienced stars right?