I think Ospina is a good first-choice keeper let alone back-up.
Yeah looks like we are reinforcing across the field really well. Only position really with no rumours a CB, but I have no doubt we will sign someone if (when) Vermaelen goes.
Just out of interest why are you interested in entertaining offers for Vermealen when you need to reinforce that area? At one point when he was injury-free, people were hailing him as one of the best. Don't quite get it.
Loyal player and I think he deserves to play day in day out which wont happen with us. Would prefer him to go to Juve who are another team interested rather than Utd though.
We're out of CL.. we're not a threat to you![]()
I like Sami Khedira he's a real good player, not sure he's the defensive midfielder you really need though. Lars Bender on the other hand... would be a great buy, big fan.
I don't see Vermaelen leaving. In fact heard a couple places we were about to offer him a new contract. I wouldn't mind Ospina as our back up GK. Khedira, Debuchy, Ospina, Sanchez would be an amazing transfer window for us. And remember Arteta was not a DM when he first signed for us. Wenger could probably move him deeper like he did with Arteta.
Arteta wasn't a DM when signed, but has been among the best in Prem for us.
Arteta was really defensively sound in his last few seasons at Everton too. You guys moved him back but you didn't really change his game all that much. That process started after he got injured and was forced to play more centrally.
Just seems you're taking some of Sami Khedira's main qualities away if you make him into a defensive midfielder.