Could Veloso, Hangeland and Huntelaar be the answers?

 

I really want to dig deep into how Arsene could invest these coming weeks. So this morning i read through some Gunner headlines and came up with a plan and a very realistic one too…

Now with Emmanuel Adebayor and most likely Kolo Toure and Emmanuel Eboue gone I guess Arsene has about 48 million in his back pocket. So with that he must firstly get a defensive midfielder and the ones that have been talked about are Mahmadou Diarra from Real Madrid, Miguel Veloso from Sporting Lisbon, Blaise Matuidi from St Etienne and Lee Cattermole from Wigan. Diarra provides height, speed and strength – the three important factors of a defensive midfielder. But his age and fitness problems could put Arsenal off. Veloso possesses two of the three factors; speed and strength but stands at only 1.80cm. His brilliant free-kicks also add a touch of class and he would definitely suit Cesc Fabregas for partner. Blaise Matuidi is young but has already proven his ability as a defensive midfielder. He also even scores some long-range beauties. Lee Cattermole seems perfect for Arsenal as he is good on the ball and a strong, dirty player. He is still young but really proved his skills during England U-21’s road to the U-21’s European Cup Final. Miguel Veloso and Lee Cattermole seem the suitable contenders for me.

 Then comes the need for a partner for Robin Van Persie. Klaas-Jan Huntelaar scores goals, and would be a fantastic partner for Robin. Yes, Huntelaar didn’t have a incredible second half of the season with Real Madrid but to be fair to him he had some competition for a starting place and only seven months ago he was flying high for Ajax. Huntelaar would probably be about 16-18 million. Another striker is Andre-Pierre Gignac, which I’ve heard lots about. I watched a few videos of him, very good and a natural goal scorer. But at a price of 18 million, it’s unpredictable. Mirko Vucinic from Roma looks good and reasonable, with Wenger apparently preparing an offer of 13 million plus Bendtner for the Montenegro man. Vucinic has recently been quoted as one of the best strikers in Italy. But surely any of these big frontmen would certainly please Robin Van Persie.

 Lastly but just as important as a striker: a tall defender and Brede Hangeland from Fulham or Naldo from Werder Bremen would fit the job perfectly. If Arsene bought one for me it would be Hangeland as he has Premier League experience. Vermaelen and Hangeland would be great at the back together. They both possess great aerial ability and composure in difficult situations.

 Then a X1 capable of winning the League would be:

 Van Persie  Huntelaar

Arshavin  Fabregas  Rosicky

Veloso

Clichy  Hangeland  Vermaelen  Sagna

Almunia

 The great thing about the attacking players is that it can be rotated; Eduardo for Huntelaar, Walcott for Rosicky, Nasri for Arshavin, Ramsey for Fabregas and Van Persie for Vela. As for the defensive options, keep Gallas, Djourou and highly-rated Kieran Gibbs to rotate the defence during the season and make Fabianski the Carling Cup and possibly FA Cup keeper. If Arsene Wenger does not opt for Huntelaar and focuses on Vucinic then he could possibly use Bendtner as part of the exchange. Although Wenger selling Bendtner does seem unlikely after the player just stated his desire to continue playing for Arsenal and Wenger being an big admirer of the Dane.

 The maths is simple. Wenger has no less then 48 million from the three African departures. Real Madrid would except an offer of 17 million for Huntelaar. If Arsenal managed to lure Hangeland to the Emirates it be for 13 million. And to sort out Arsenal’s defensive midfield problems, Veloso would come for 12 million.

48 million – (17mil + 13mil + 12mil) = 6 million profit

Arsene could use the 6 million profit for reinforcements, to pay back some debt or to buy a young, uprising talent from Brazil or France.

 Feel free to post a comment. Hope you enjoy your day Gooner fans!