ARSENAL
Ready to spend or spent force?
Cash is tight. Some of the money for the purchase of Andrey Arshavin in January came from this summer’s transfer budget, leaving Arsène Wenger likely to have to sell players to provide a transfer kitty and enable the manager to sign at least one central defender and a holding midfield player. Emmanuel Adebayor, William Gallas and Kolo Tour? are among the players who could make way.
Wish list or wishful thinking?
Thomas Vermaelen could be one of the two central defenders ideally needed, if the Belgian can agree personal terms after a £10 million fee was agreed with Ajax. Arsenal have been linked with Edin Dzeko, but it is not clear why Wenger needs the Wolfsburg forward.
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