Wenger: I will Certainly Buy a New Defender

Arsene Wenger has confirmed that Arsenal will be back in the market after the purchase of striker Gervinho to strengthen the defence.

While Arsenal have had a £10 million bid for Everton’s Phil Jagielka turned down, they have been linked to other Premier League defenders including Blackburn’s Chris Samba and Bolton’s Gary Cahill. The Arsenal manager has now claimed he will work “very hard” to bring in a new defender to add to his ranks. Wenger said:

“Certainly, we will have to find one more defender. We [are] working on it.”

“I can promise we work very hard on it. In fairness, everybody looks for players. Everybody looks for the same area and you see that nobody turns up with magic. It’s all about being steady, working very hard on it and being calm as well.”

“I don’t want to comment individually because I do not want to destabilise clubs. I do not want to do to other clubs what some clubs do to us so I wouldn’t like to comment individually on any player.”

It is a “promise” which will relieve many Arsenal fans who may have feared the manager would once again turn his back on signing a player that many fans have been calling for in the defensive positions. However, he did not specify what position he would be buying the defender for.

Arsenal may need a left sided defender as back up to Gibbs, now that Gael Clichy has left, or perhaps Wenger will simply go for a strong, solid, experienced central defender to partner the returning Thomas Vermaelen, who himself is looking forward to a new start to the season. The Belgian defender said:

“Everybody starts from zero and everybody has to start again. You get a new chance and that’s always a good feeling when people give you another chance to win something.

“The past is behind us and it’s good to look into the future. That’s what we do now – we start all over again with a new chance and we will go for it this year.”

If Arsenal are to win a trophy like Vermaelen and all of the fans want, Wenger’s mysterious defensive target will certainly play a big role in delivering it. A lot relies on this signing, and Wenger better hope he gets it right.

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