The Belgium
international defender signed for the Spanish giants earlier this month for a reported transfer fee of # 15 million.
The French
international defender signed a new contract back in November, tying him to the Gunners until the summer of 2020, and has no intentions of leaving the club prior to the end of his deal.
Not exact matches
At 21 - years old Gimenez has more
international caps than the 25 - year old Mustafi but Wenger has spoken about the need for experience to cover for Gabriel and Mertesacker and I just can not see him
signing another
defender the same age as Calum Chambers, can you?
Manchester United are set to complete their transfer dealings with the
signings of Spanish
international Pedro and Real Madrid
defender Pepe, according to Mirror Sport.
The Metro note that while Villa are making a concerted effort to acquire the
defender, they may yet face competition from Olympique Lyonnais, with the Stade Gerland outfit also keen on
signing the French U21
international.
The Senegal
international moved to Stamford Bridge during the summer as the Pensioners failed to secure a move to
sign Everton
defender John Stones, but has yet to feature for the troubled West London outfit.
Swansea are set to follow up the
signing of Kyle Naughton, 26, by landing another
defender, Norwich's 26 - year - old Sweden
international Martin Olsson --(South Wales Evening Post)
Further, they will start «definitive work» to
sign the
defender, and their bid to re-
sign him is boosted by the fact that if the Spanish
international is to leave Arsenal, he would prefer to return to Barca rather than join any other club.
Manchester United are being tipped to
sign Borussia Dortmund
defender Mats Hummels this summer as it is claimed the German
international is about to play his final game for his current club.
The Red Devils tried to
sign the Brazil
international when Louis van Gaal first arrived, and gave the
defender a «firm» offer at the time according to the report.
A lot of Arsenal fans might be getting quite excited about the possibility of the Gunners being able to
sign the Real Madrid and Spain
international star Sergio Ramos during the current January transfer window, after a report in the Metro today revealed that the Spanish
defender was keen on a transfer to the Premier League.
Manchester United's quest to
sign Southampton
defender Nathaniel Clyne this summer appears to be over after reports in the Mirror Online suggest that the England
international is ready to commit his future to the Saints.
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«Arsenal desperate to
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international defender in January» Is that coming from Wenger himself?
Jose Mourinho's side are believed to have been keeping tabs on the England
international defender as they look to
sign a left - back.
Championship high flyers Middlesbrough will look to beat Queens Park Rangers to the
signing of Czech Republic
international central
defender Tomas Kalas on loan from Chelsea this week, report the Mail, with Kalas set to return from a loan spell with Cologne in the Bundesliga due to a lack of playing time.
It was only just over a year ago that Arsenal
signed up the France
international defender Laurent Koscielny to a new long term contract, so in theory we should not have to worry too much about the Gunners losing our brilliant centre back.
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If we
sign the Dutch
international, would our one remaining
signing need to be a striker or a
defender?
So even though it is not the sort of transfer that we have seen from Arsenal in recent years, many of us were still hoping that the Borussia Dortmund and Germany
international defender Mats Hummels could be
signing for the Gunners during this January transfer window.
The Mirror are also reporting that the Portuguese
international looks to have a number of options available to him, with Juventus eyeing him up as a potential replacement for the departing Dani Alves, whilst Barcelona also have him as an option should they fail in their attempts to
sign Arsenal
defender Hector Bellerin.
In turn, United switched their focus elsewhere after missing out on the German
international, with Jose Mourinho making former Villarreal
defender Eric Bailly his first
signing as manager.
In May at Anfield, Wenger who lost home and away to Liverpool last season thought the best way to win at Anfield this season was to bench Lacazert the record
signing, Giroud the dependable striker as well as Kolasinic an
international defender who was brought to Arsenal to strengthened the team.
The France
international right back,
signed from Newcastle United this summer, has been talking about his new squad, as reported by the Daily Mail, and the
defender who has just turned 29 is very impressed with his new team mates.
Spurs» interest in Bartra heavily relies upon Barcelona's transfer activity at the back, but the London club are interested in
signing the young Spaniard as a great prospect for the club, having sold England
international defender Steven Caulker to Cardiff City earlier this summer.
After proving last season that he is one of the best young
defenders in Europe, the England
international would be a great
signing if anyone managed to pull it off.
The Hammers are considering
signing Senegal
defender Kara Mbodj, 25, from Belgian side Genk in the summer as the club prepare for the departure of New Zealand
international Winston Reid, 26, on a free transfer --(Daily Mirror)
Following the Frenchman's # 52M move from Champions League semi-finalists Monaco, Man City finally looked to have solved their left - back problem that plagued them last season with the
signing of Mendy, and should the
defender maintain the form we saw him achieve for large parts of last season, there shouldn't be many left - backs in the league that can out - perform the France
international.
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Arsenal fans and Arsene Wenger will be hoping that the Bosnian
international star Sead Kolasinac does not join our German
international defender Shkodran Mustafi on the sidelines for this weekend's Premier League tie, because the left sided
defender has been a real breath of fresh air since we
signed him on a free transfer in the summer transfer window.
This is according to the Daily Mail, who state that the Premier League table - toppers have maintained their interest in the England
international after they failed to
sign him in the summer, with the club also eyeing up West Brom
defender Jonny Evans.
According to The Mirror, Jurgen Klopp is set to
sign Schalke
defender, Joel Matip on a free transfer when the Cameroon
international's contract expires.
West Ham have made their first
signing of the January transfer window after snapping up Canada
international defender Doneil Henry.
The Spain
international is expected to become Jose Mourinho's second summer
signing after
defender Victor Lindelof.
This season, Chambers have left the club on loan yet things appear to get worse for the Polish U-19
international as Mustafi (Valencia) and Rob Holding (Bolton Wanderers) were
signed further complicating issues for the Polish
defender.
Chelsea have
signed defender Antonio Rudiger from Roma, with the Germany
international moving for a reported # 34 million.
Arsenal
defender Per Mertesacker says that he wants the club to
sign German
international Sami Khedira either in January or in the summer.
According to latest reports, Man United are ready to win competition against the likes of Manchester City, Real Madrid, Barcelona and Paris Saint - Germain to
sign French
international and Porto's
defender Eliaquim Mangala.
The France Under - 21
international, who has previously been linked with a move to Liverpool but reports suggested in Italy, Napoli are ready to launch a summer bid to
sign the 23 - year - old
defender.
LVG is not quite done regarding the players IN or Out, as David de Gea still could be on his way to Real Madrid, while a Dutch coach still will try to
sign a striker,
defender and the Spain
international from Barcelona Pedro.
Then there's Real Sociedad, who were struggling and
signed just one player — Mexico
international defender Hector Moreno — and because they had to.
Tottenham are closing in on the
signing of Ivory Coast
international Serge Aurier after the Paris St Germain
defender was granted a work permit.
Following the Blues» unsuccessful attempts to
sign Juventus
defender Leonardo Bonucci, manager Antonio Conte is eyeing a move for the Germany
international, according to The Mirror.
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signing in a year on Wednesday as he joined Hebei China Fortune from Barcelona.
Last summer, Arsenal
signed a top class
defender in the form of Shkodran Mustafi and the German
international has been fantastic for the Gunners this season.
The Dutch
international defender has made it clear that he wants to leave St Mary's — despite
signing a six - year deal only last year.
Liverpool should
sign Chelsea outcast Diego Costa and Southampton
defender Virgil van Dijk if Philippe Coutinho leaves for Barcelona, according to former England
international Stuart Pearce.
Still only 21, the Italian U21
international is showing
signs that he's on the way to becoming a capable rotation
defender for Roma's first team one day.
By the end of the proceeding summer transfer window, Arsenal had
signed experienced German
international defender Per Mertesacker who had 80 caps for the German national team as, seemingly, the long - term partner for Vermaelen who was on the verge of a return.
Former Arsenal
defender Thomas Vermaelen might make a return to the Premier League with both Liverpool and West Ham interested in
signing the Belgium
international.