Transfer balls: Arsenal line up huge bid for Jose Maria Gimenez as Paulista vanishes
Transfer balls: The Mirror says Arsenal are “lining up a bid” for a “£54million Uruguay starlet”. Who is he?
It’s Atletico Madrid and Uruguay “starlet” Jose Maria Gimenez.
The Sun is the Mirror’s source. It says Manchester United also monitoring the 21-year-old “wonderkid”.
The Sun offers up no source for this news that Arsenal are going to bid a record sum for the young player. But it does note:
Arsenal are building their Premier League title challenge with Shkodran Mustafi and Laurent Koscielny at the heart of his defence. But German international defender Per Mertesacker has had knee trouble while Brazilian Gabriel Paulista has fallen down the pecking order. That leaves just former Bolton trainee Rob Holding as cover.
No. It leaves Paulista and Holding as cover for the first choice pairing. And then there’s Calum Chambers, out on loan at Middlesbrough. As for Paulista, he was high up the pecking order until he got injured before the season began. Now fit, he’s been on the bench for Arsenal Premier League matches – indeed, he was ahead of Holding when the Gunners last played at home.
PS: for today’s North London derby versus Spurs, Gabriel is on the bench. Holding didn’t make it that high up the pecking order.
Posted: 6th, November 2016 | In: Arsenal, Back pages, Sports Comment | TrackBack | Permalink
