Winger Gets Green Light. Arsene Wenger To Finally Replace Gilberto? Yaya Sanogo On His Way Out?

Morning all.

According to The Express and other newspapers – Arsenal are looking to sign Spartak Moscow star Romulo this January, with Arsene Wenger preparing to offer the Russian outfit £9.5million plus Yaya Sanogo on loan.

“He tracks his runner well and judges his tackles with composure’

That’s how Romulo is described. But hang on, not all is good news. The 24-year-old moved to Russia in 2012 for around £6 million, but has only made 18 league appearances after missing a season-and-a-half after suffering a cruciate ligament  injury. He’s meant to be pretty good though, the next ‘Gilberto’…..

It’s hard to believe that Gilberto left us just six years ago. He was 32 years old and still playing for Brazil yet for some reason, Arsene Wenger let him leave. To this day I never understand why, although there were many a story around suggesting he and Wenger had fallen out over the captaincy and him being played in defence….

Whether we sign this younger Brazilian remains to be seen but if we do and he’s anywhere near as good as our old one, finally we’ll have ourselves a very good CDM.

And of course, Sanogo will be gone and even if it is only on loan it’s good news.

Talking of Brazilians, Wellington Silva has finally been granted a work permit. We agreed a deal to sign him back in 2009 but due to his age, nothing became official until 2011. Now it looks likely that’ll he join up with his Arsenal team-mates either in January or next summer.

From Brazil to Chile where the media are trying to stir things up for Arsenal. They report Alexis Sanchez is unhappy in London and has fallen out with a few team-mates, including Mesut Ozil. Apparently it’s all to do with the work ethic, or rather lack of it from some of our players. Well if Alexis is unhappy, it’s certainly not showing on the pitch and I suspect this report, like most things written in the newspapers, is all garbage.

Talking of Alexis Sanchez, it’s no surprise that he’s been voted Vitality Player of the Month for October. Danny Welbeck came second with 4% and Kieran Gibbs third. Sanchez picked up 90% of the votes, Gibbs just 1.4%.

90% of the votes for one player over a month is staggering and as much as it’s clear to see how good Alexis is and his award deserved, other players should be getting closer to him. The gulf between him and Danny Welbeck is far too big and perhaps that explains why we are drawing so many matches instead of winning.

Sanchez gives his all from the start to end of a game, he never gives up no matter what the situation but I don’t think the same can be said of all his team-mates.

I know Arsene Wenger gets a lot of criticism but once our players step onto the pitch, it’s down to them to perform.

It’s down to them to give 100% each and every week, not ponce around knowing that no matter what, their bank account will be bursting at the end of each week.

And if they can’t or won’t – get rid of them and sign players who will!

On that jolly note, have a good day all….