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Arsenal ‘amazing’: should Wenger snap up this keen Dutch ace?

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Virgil Van DijkArsenal’s defensive issues are fairly well documented at this point. Arsene Wenger let Thomas Vermalen and Bacary Sagna go during the summer and didn’t bring in enough replacements. To make things worse, The Gunners have been hit with an injury crisis, which has ruled many of their first-choice defenders out of action.

Laurent Koscielny, Mathieu Debuchy and Kieran Gibbs are all currently sidelined. That’s basically Arsenal’s entire back-line. If Arsenal lost Per Mertesacker they really would be in trouble.

With that in mind, the January window can’t come fast enough. When the transfer window re-opens Arsene Wenger will have the opportunity to do what he should have done during the summer: buy another defender or two. Let’s hope that he’s not found wanting.

This brings me to The Metro‘s claim that Arsenal are considering making a move for Celtic’s highly-regarded centre-back, Virgil van Dijk. The 23-year-old has risen to prominence over the last 12 or so months, putting in a number of stand-out performances against Scottish Premier League opposition.

He’s tall, powerful and smart. He’s good in the air, works hard and wins a lot of tackles. He’s also fairly confident on the ball and he’s good at playing it out from the back. It’s easy to see him slotting into Arsenal’s back-four and making an immediate impact.

Luckily for Arsenal, he seems to be quite keen on moving to North London. Check out these comments: ‘Arsenal are an amazing club. It’s a big club with a great history. I’m happy here just now and I want to play well and we’ll see what happens in the future. Until there are bids I can’t say thing. There is no rush to leave but you never know in the future.’

It’s no often that you hear a player talking so openly (and lovingly) about another club. Perhaps Van Dijk is aware that Arsenal are short of defenders and he’s simply batting his eyelashes in Arsene Wenger’s direction.

Let’s hope that The Professor is paying attention. Virgil Van Dijk could be just what Arsenal need.

What’s your take? Should The Gunners snap up this Dutch defensive ace?

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