Sol Campbell who did quite well as Thomas Vermaelen’s central partner after William Gallas was ruled injured for the rest of the season in April is all set for a Toon move.
Which obviously means that Arsenal only has Vermaelen left with substantial experience as Laurent Koscielny is too raw and Johan Djourou is returning after a year’s layoff from injury. This situation is untenable – Wenger has to splash some cash to get a quality central defender with some annual rings.
Even by Wenger’s notoriously measured standards, the pace is maddeningly slow. We still need a goalkeeper and Alexandre Song can’t be left exposed as the only holding midfielder of note. It will be interesting to see what Fabregas’s demands are – it may center around transfers.