In such a situation, the Reds do not really need to further
strengthen their midfield in the summer transfer window.
Not exact matches
The Red Devils boss wants to
strengthen in the attacking
midfield department, with Angel Di Maria unconvincing since his big - money move from Real Madrid last
summer.
Both clubs are
in the market for new attacking
midfield players this
summer, with United
in particular desperate to
strengthen after a highly disappointing campaign this year, and with the likes of Nani, Ashley Young and Antonio Valencia all badly under - performing.
The 25 - year - old has shone for Watford this season and looks to have all the attributes Jose Mourinho looks for
in a central
midfielder, which looks a priority area for the club to
strengthen in this
summer.
Still, the Gunners look set to be busy next
summer as they look to
strengthen in midfield, with these three big - money buys possibly on the horizon...
We've spent 14 days of the transfer window trying to negotiate peanuts for a player that MAY but equally MAY NOT be the next
midfield beast we need meanwhile Man City have brought
in Bony who is a player that we could have done with and probably could have got before he upped his value with Swansea, I hear people on here talking about Wanyama and we could have got him prior to his move to Southampton, there's talk of Dybala who will undoubtedly go to either Man united or cheski
in the
summer, we are missing a trick with virtually every player that is
strengthening our opposition and we sit and quibble about # half a million for some unknown child from Warsaw.
who knows whether a disgruntled Sanchez plus an untested lacazette will produce a better attack than last year and while I have hopes for kolasinac its already clear there will be teething issues with him... but the point is we are not fighting last year's battles we are
in this year's EPL against teams that have
strengthened over the
summer and it was wingers job to bring real quality to two key areas where we have clearly fallen behind
in midfield and central defence..
According to Don Balon, the City boss is keen on signing both Toni Kroos and Isco from Los Blancos to
strengthen his creative
midfield options for next season, with both players said to be welcome to the idea of leaving the Bernabeu
in the
summer.
United have also been linked with big names such as Arturo Vidal, Jorginho and Jean Seri as options to
strengthen in midfield this
summer, but Ndidi would be as good an addition as any of them.
Pochettino has already added
midfielder Victor Wanyama from Southampton this
summer in a bid to
strengthen his squad ahead of Tottenham's return to the Champions League.
Arsenal have so far failed to bring
in any
midfielders, signing only left - back Sead Kolasinac and striker Alexandre Lacazette this
summer, and could well believe that
strengthening their
midfield would be a positive move.
Milan are likely to continue
strengthening in the coming weeks as there are still areas of the squad that need to be addressed, namely a creative central
midfielder and another striker to take some of the pressure off Silva next season, but this is undoubtedly turning out to be a very impressive
summer transfer window, the first window under new owner Yonghong Li's stewardship.
Would you rather be
in Arsenal's position of having a very good squad and # 170m
in the bank to spend
in January and next
summer to
strengthen our last couple of areas, or Man United's position of having blown # 150m on players they didn't really need and still not having a defence or a
midfield?
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is reportedly looking at two Paris Saint - Germain
midfield players to
strengthen his squad
in this
summer's transfer window.
This talented and promising deep lying playmaker could actually be a better use of the money for the Gunners, not because he is the better player but because central
midfield is one of the areas more
in need of
strengthening this
summer, although rumour has it that Morgan Schneiderlin is our main target for that role.
According to Don Balon, Real Madrid
midfielder Toni Kroos is considering an offer from the Red Devils that has his club looking to
strengthen with a replacement
in that position this
summer.
After all the frustration earlier
in the
summer and the feeling that Arsene Wenger was making the same old mistake of being way too over cautious with the club's money, Arsenal did end up spending a fair bit and
strengthening our squad
in the three key areas of defence,
midfield and attack.
Failure to
strengthen at key times
in either the
summer or january is nothing short of brainless and ambitionless especially for a top team with champions league and premier league ambitions (sorry we are there to make up the numbers) Year after year we see either a striker
midfielder or defender become injured and we lose momentum because either the board or Wenger see otherwise..
If Wenger does not
strengthen our central
Midfield and striking
in summer because some of the fans do nt want to see their players benched, i will be much disappointed.
There are rumors that Marouane Fellaini is also on his way to depart Old Trafford
in the
summer so Mourinho will need re-enforcements
in the middle of the pitch to
strengthen his
midfield department.
Manchester United have not yet given up on their
summer transfer business already signing Victor Lindelof from Benfica for # 30.7 million earlier
in the
summer and with a # 75 million move for Everton striker Romelu Lukaku well on its way to being completed, Jose Mourinho is still reportedly looking to
strengthen his
midfield.
United will still need to
strengthen in January, or next
summer with a commanding central defender, one who could partner Smalling or Bailly, with Blind maybe better played
in midfield.
Arsene Wenger is expected to
strengthen the squad
in the
summer, with a deal reportedly close for veteran Chelsea goalkeeper Petr Cech while Monaco
midfielder Geoffrey Kondogbia is another potential target.
Arsenal have suffered for a long time without the physical presence of a player such as Vieira
in midfield and yet again, Arsène failed to
strengthen that area over the
summer.