Many years ago, Arsenal swooped for a young Barcelona player called Cesc Fabregas. He joined the Gunners and Arsene Wenger went as far as to build a team around him. For a while, it worked out nicely.
In recent years, however, it has been Barcelona who have been launching raids on Arsenal, signing players like Thierry Henry, Alex Song and the aforementioned Fabregas, who returned to his boyhood club.
It’s been something of a give-take relationship, with Barcelona largely ending up the victors. But Arsenal may be about to turn the tables.
Arsenal may look to everyone on the outside to be a club that is on the slide. No trophies for the best part of a decade, high profile players leaving on a regular basis and crushing defeats to the likes of Manchester United and Bayern Munich exposing the gulf in class.
But thanks to some fine commercial dealings, the club has plenty of money in the bank and should they finish in the top four this season (admittedly, that’s a big ‘if’) they’ll be able to rebuild and pull together a decent squad.
This brings me to Sport Witness‘s claim that Arsenal could make not one, not two, but three signings from Barcelona this summer. The players in question are David Villa, Alexis Sanchez and Victor Valdes.
Each player has minus points, or certain detrimental aspects, but that doesn’t change the fact that signing players of this quality would significantly improve this Arsenal squad.
Alex Sanchez hasn’t fit in at the Nou Camp, because he lacks confidence. He seems to be in awe of his surroundings – something that perhaps wouldn’t be the case at the Emirates. He’d be able to find his feet once again in North London and he’d be a big step up on the likes of Gervinho and Andrey Arshavin.
And David Villa may be getting on in years, but he’s still a deadly striker with two-or-three seasons left at the top of his game. Even if his best years are behind him, he’s still the kind of player who can set the Premier League alight.
Wojciech Szczesny’s issues this problem have highlighted Arsenal’s need to sign a keeper this summer. Victor Valdes has the experience and know how to step in at the Emirates and finally provide the safe pair of hands they have been lacking for many years,
Suffice to say, all three are players who could improve this Arsenal side. With that in mind, I’d say it’s time for Arsenal to turn the tables on Barca and start snapping up their talent again.
What’s your take? Should Arsenal be readying a raid on Barcelona?
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Dream but properbly will not come true.
To be frank, I don’t want any of them! There’s better alternatives out there imo.
will yous ever get a life,i hope yous arent makin money from writing this crap,its fraud yas shud be up for.were the only club who talks non stop about buyin players but dont,we only buy duds,and before any1 starts about cazorla…hes sposed to be playin well…he cost nearly as much as mata.so just stop this rubbish,arsenal are NEVER gona buy these players,and its sad 4any1 even to believe it,get a grip on urselves.so unless alexis sanchez has a change of heart and fancys takin a paycut,fancys playin wit gervinio every week and doesnt wanna win a trophy for the rest of his career then maybe were in wit a chance….nuttin wrong wit dreamin but these people writin these articles need to get a life!!!!