Sunday 17 July 2011

The Arsenal summer of uncertainty

As it has been for the past couple of of summers, Arsenal have been one of the clubs at the forefront of transfer gossip this summer. First of all, the Cesc Fabregas saga which has gone on for a couple of years has cropped up again this summer, but the more worrying news is the potential departure of Samir Nasri as he is in his final year of his contract. With many expecting Fabregas to finally leave this summer, losing Nasri would be a massive blow. Whilst many are expecting big things from Wilshere and Ramsey in the coming season, Nasri offers that special something, which can turn games, as demonstrated in the home league game vs Fulham in December 2010 where his spectacular double won the game for Arsenal. If Wenger did buy a ready made replacement like Juan Mata from Valencia then selling Nasri would not be too big of an issue. But as many Arsenal fans know, Wenger is not willing to spend the big money on established world class players.  As a supporter it is pretty hard to believe what the papers say, as the club is linked with many players throughout the summer, with the number enough to form a completely new first team. With so many of Arsenal's rivals spending big to strengthen their team, will Wenger spend the money needed for the two or three players needed to push the club across the line towards a trophy? Only time will tell.