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Walcott out, Dmitriev and Ayew in for Arsenal
As a big club with a big transfer kitty, Arsenal are constantly linked with talent from across the globe. During the transfer season, these rumours tend to increase in volume [...]
As a big club with a big transfer kitty, Arsenal are constantly linked with talent from across the globe. During the transfer season, these rumours tend to increase in volume but decrease in validity. Nonetheless, on yet another slow news day, I will bring you some of the latest transfer “news” to circulate around the web.
A few news outlets are reporting that Torpedo Moscow defender Vyacheslav Dmitriev has signed for Arsenal. The Russian should be coming to the Emirates during the Summer. A highly rated 17-year-old, Dmitriev could grow to become a feared Premier League defender. It remains to be seen if his signing is fact or fiction though, as the club’s official website Arsenal.com have yet to report any news.
Arsenal have also reportedly completed a transfer for Andre “Dede” Ayew from Marseille. The 18-year-old Ghanian can play either on the left wing or up front. A reported fee of £5 million coupled once again with a lack of mention on Arsenal’s official site mean that this rumour should be taken with a pinch of salt.
Other possible transfer targets include Spanish U20 and Deportivo La Coruna B goalkeeper Fabricio. 23-year-old ‘keeper Carlos Kameni, a regular for Espanyol and Cameroon, is also on the list of replacements for the outgoing Jens Lehmann.
In terms of exit news, Lassana Diarra has left for Portsmouth in a £5.5 million deal with the holding midfielder getting a sizeable paycheck of £57,000/week, which seems a little much for a player who can’t deal with not breaking into the Arsenal first team within just a few months of his arrival.
Elsewhere, Theo Walcott could move to West Ham on loan in what would be a beneficial deal for both of the clubs involved. West Ham, a club who always seems to have strikers out injured, would do better with Walcott than with Carlton Cole leading the line, and it would be advantageous for the 18-year-old to get some regular playing time at a leading Premier League side. There are serious doubts that Arsene Wenger would let such a deal go through, however.
Should Walcott go out on loan? Should Diarra have stayed?
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This article was originally published at http://lazy-arse.blogspot.com, an Arsenal fan’s blog.
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U have said he is a striker but also a defender in the same paragraph. I am pretty sure he is a striker.
I hear Van persie is gone home for a couple of weeks. What is it with this guy and set backs ?
If Eduardo or Adenayor are to get injured i feel we wud be in real trouble. Bendtner is great but can he do it in prem league at this stage i am not so sure. I think we need a striker. Walcott is a great player and i am against all the stick he is getting but at the moment his decision making is awful.
Agree about Walcott and his decision making. Sometimes he looks like a frightened rabbit when he gets a chance, yet against Chelsea in the CC final last season, and against Slavia Prague, he took them like a seasoned pro. Frustrating, but he is young and is at the place to learn!
Good piece + refreshing tone. RVP11’s injuries are frustrating but remembering the original knee twist he sustained playing for Holland I’m pleased he’s even a possibility this year. As for Theo, I’d somehow like to see him work it out with us though watching growing pains when we’re trying to win the title takes some patience. It’s easy to overlook the sheer youth of some of our players sometimes and the flip side is mistakes and misjudgment. Diarra’s a great little player but he scuttled off to Portsmouth after six months which seems downright bizarre from a grown up’s point of view. Good club, good manager and great fans but they’re not Arsenal. Son.
I feel sad that we allowed Diarra to go! It is another mistake from the prof!
How can you say Walcott will lead the line better than Carlton Cole. What do you think leading the line is? Is not about pace thats for sure. CC has been playing well for WHU holding the ball up. I dont think Walcott is the same type of player tbh.
ya i think diarra should leave the club if he’s unhappy bcoz there’s no use of having an unhaappy player playing for the squad it’s not like he’ll suddenly start scoring goals if he’s placed in the 1st team…walcott should go out from arsenal on loan to other lower team such as west ham..fulham..n more bcoz he still can’t play well when he’s playing in a better squad…so i think he should take it slow this season
I strongly support WALCOT going on loan where he can play regularly and gain more experience & confidence before returning to the ARSENAL fold.as for ANDRE AYEW i think we need a natural left winger like him to provide more option in the midfield,DIMITRIEV rated as a great defender for the future should also be brought inn & nortured to maturity by the ARSENAL youth side.