Arsenal not signing a top defender in the next few days before the transfer window closes will be a transfer blunder.
Jurrien Timber is set to miss a huge chunk of this season due to injury. It has been confirmed that Kieran Tierney has been allowed to move to Real Sociedad on a loan deal, and now there’s talk that Rob Holding could also leave.
Rob Holding, still expected to leave Arsenal in the final days of the transfer window. There are discussions now ongoing to make it happen 🔴⚪️ #AFC
Understand there are also Spanish clubs asking for conditions of Holding deal. pic.twitter.com/GC37IkBX7I
— Fabrizio Romano (@FabrizioRomano) August 28, 2023
Arteta is losing three defenders Thus, the wise thing is to get at least one other top defender on board to have a quality bench so as not to struggle when there’s a defensive injury crisis.
Saying Arsenal needs to sign another defender is easy, but who do they sign?
Several defenders are linked with a move to the Emirates, but I’d suggest Arsenal sign Galatasaray’s Victor Nelson.
Nelson is only available for the £21 million release clause; he is right-footed; he excels in aerial duels; and like Saliba, he has an eye for a pass; he is a ball-playing defender; and he could be the perfect backup for Saliba. Getting Saliba’s backup should be the priority.
Gabriel has an ideal replacement in Jakub Kiwior; Oleksander Zinchenko at left back can be deputised by Tomiyasu and Jakub Kiwior, while at right back Ben White can, if not available, be replaced by either Thomas Partey or Tomiyasu.
Nelson could be the player that makes the Arsenal switch by deadline day; if not, who will?
Arsenal need a new defender desperately.
Darren N
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Do we really need another defender desperately?
I think we just need to use the ones we have correctly!
It’s a known fact that Arsenal are in need to do another new top quality grade versatile defender signing before the shutting of this summer transfer window in 5 days time. More so, if Rob Holding departs from the team this summer to pasture new elsewhere. Which could be as a result of his longer meeting up to Arsenal high top quality standard of playing that Arsenal requires at the top level of the game I so perceived. And of course, with the Acl injury picked up by Jurrien Timber that will him miss a large chuck of the Arsenal campaign this season. Consequently,, it has become compelling for Arsenal to sign a replacement for his absence in the team.
But who that new top quality defender who Arsenal should sign will only be, can only be known by Arsenal themselves. As Arteta and Edu hardly sign any new players recommended to Arsenal to sign. And who doesn’t fit-in into Arteta’s Arsenal project. So therefore, Arsenal may sign or not sign the Galatasary’s Victor Nelson who has been tecommended to them to sign by Justarsenal .
It’s a known fact that Arsenal are in need to do another new top quality grade versatile defender signing before the shutting of this summer transfer window in 5 days time. More so, if Rob Holding departs from the team this summer to pasture new elsewhere. Which could be as a result of his no longer meeting up to Arsenal high top quality standard of playing that Arsenal requires at the top level of the game I so perceived. And of course, with the Acl injury picked up by Jurrien Timber that will see him miss a large chuck of the Arsenal campaign this season. Consequently,, it has become compelling for Arsenal to sign a replacement for his absence in the team.
But who that new top quality defender replacement who Arsenal should sign can only be known by Arsenal themselves. As Arteta and Edu hardly sign any new players recommended to Arsenal to sign. And who doesn’t fit-in into Arteta’s Arsenal project. So therefore, Arsenal may sign or not sign the Galatasary’s Victor Nelson who has been tecommended to them to sign him by Justarsenal .
The biggest concern to me is Tomiyasu’s injury profile. If we could guarantee his fitness, then we’d be fine until Timber is back.
But knowing that we can’t, it would make a lot of sense to Nelson especially seeing that Cedric doesn’t seem to feature in the conversation at all. 21 million quid is a reasonable price to pay for this cautionary move