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Arsenal draw up four-man shortlist to replace Jurrien Timber

Arsenal line up four replacements for Timber

Arsenal’s Jurrien Timber had the most awful start to his Gunners career, as the young defender suffered an ACL injury that will keep him on the sidelines for a lengthy period.

The signing of the Dutchman was made to strengthen both defensive prowess and the team’s overall depth.  But after scans confirmed the worst, the North London side are back to square one.

It is still to be seen whether Arsenal will dip their toes in the market again, to sign another defender this summer.

A recent report has suggested that they are well on course to do that. Italian journalist Rudy Galetti has confirmed that the English club will at least try to land one reinforcement.

According to Galetti, Arsenal have formed a four-man shortlist to replace Timber. Their first choice is  Galatasaray’s Victor Nelsson. This deal would make sense on multiple fronts.

To start, Nelsson at 24 years old, aligns perfectly with the long-sought model the Gunners aim to establish.

Secondly, his release clause being just €25 million, landing him would not require extortionate bucks, and thus the club will comply with the rules of Financial Fair Play.

The others on the list are Crystal Palace’s Marc Guehi (23 years), Torino’s Perr Schuurs (23 years) and Barcelona’s Eric Garcia (22 years).

With the London side set for a windfall of €40 million with the sale of Folarin Balogun, they will certainly be expected to make a move for one of them.

Nelsson seems to be the number one choice at the moment. But it would be naïve not to expect a different face to enter the club before the closure of the window.

Would you like to see Nelsson at the Emirates Stadium?

Writer – Yash Bisht

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8 Comments

  1. we’ll bring in a new defender provided we Holding leaves but until then i see no incoming transfers.

  2. I believe that Arteta knows the player that will suit his Arsenal project most and better amongst the 4 above article mentioned players. But if it is true that Arsenal are after signing of one of them as replacement to their injured newly signed left back player Jurrien Timber.
    Because us may never know as Arsenal could come up with a new defensive top quality player signing out of the blues. Who is different from the 4 above article made known to us players, on or before this summer transfer deadline day on 1st Sep.

  4. Guehi is far and away the best of the four mentioned but the prospects of Palace selling at this time in the window is distinctly remote.I would like to know why Gabriel is out of favour, as from what I have seen, Kwior is far from the finished article and with Timber out I would have thought the pairing which did well last season would be first team choices.

    1. Slightly surprising to read that you Grandad, of all people, are wondering why GABRIEL is “out of favour”- not that he is at all, IMO- as you often criticised him last year and before that too.And unfairly too IMO.

      SEEMS YOU HAVE CHANGED YOUR MIND ABOUT HIM THEN? Or am I wrong and you still don’t rate him at all? Which would however seem to contradict your post above.

      1. John, while Gabriel has weaknessess, imo he is the best left sided centre back we have, so he should be selected.The same applies to Tierney at LB but that is now water under the bridge.Reverting to Gabriel ,I think his positional sense is better than it was a year ago and while he lacks the composure of a top quality defender he is imperious in the air and his grit and determination is to be admired.I don’t know what has happened between him and Arteta but quite frankly I now take anything our Manager says in public with a pinch of salt.On the playing front I am particularly concerned at the apparent absence of ESR from his plans How he can ignore such a talented player is simply beyond me.As you can gather Arteta is not my favourite person at present and despite what many others on JA contend Man City do not deploy the “inversion” tactics which are peculiar to only Arsenal in the EPL.Neither Walker of City nor Alexander Arnold of Liverpool were used as inverted right backs yesterday so just what is Arteta seeking to do apart from attempting to satisfy his personal ego.Your thoughts on this issue Jon?

        1. Well Grandad, It is goof to hear that , at aleast , you too consider GABRIEL OUR BEST LEFT SIDED CB. I have never doubted that persoball and see his many strengths which far coutweigh his admittedly suspect temperament and none too frequent mistakes I do agre that asaliba is by a distancew our best centrak defender and probebly , now that VVD has slowed up, is certainly the best CB in the Prem , bar none.

          I believe his absence alone was what made us throw away the title last season. HAD HE NOT GOT INJURED, I believe we WOULD have won it

          I see SALIBA AS OUR MOST VITALLY IMPORTANT PLAYER, BAR NONE.

          On City and their formation I see them as far more fluid all round than any other single team anywhere and I also believe MA is attempting to do the same but with inferior personnel and a more shallow squad, in TALENT.

          I think Tierney is finished as a LB here and see MA just not rating his style of play. I see MA’s point too in considering Tierney old style and out of date now, despite his obvious talent. He will surely be let go , but probably only once Timber is again fit I do agree with you and most others that ESR is hard done by and should at least be a regular sub and deserves starts too.

          I do think MA is far less flexible than some of us had hoped and think that is a weakness, as well as a strength, at times.

          I firmly disagree about MA and his often and foolishly mentioned so called “ego”!

          To my mind no such thing exists and he has ONLY the welfare of our teamn and nothing else at all in mind.

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