Arsenal
are set to snap up Feyenoord’s Jonathan de Guzman, with
boss Arsene Wenger making a £12million approach for the midfield
enforcer. The Canadian-born 20-year-old has recently been in
action for Holland in Beijing after securing Dutch citizenship in
January.
Inevitably, his no-nonsense style has drawn comparisons with
Manchester United's Owen Hargreaves. Yet de Guzman is very much
seen as his own man, and will join Arsenal to link up with fellow
Dutchman Robin van Persie, despite interest from Premier League
rivals Everton.
A Dutch Under 21 international, de Guzman is the younger brother
of Canadian international Julian de Guzman, who plies his trade in
Spain for Deportivo La Coruna.
De Guzman recently said: 'My dream clubs are Arsenal and
Barcelona. If clubs of that stature are interested in you then you
cannot say no. 'I’m certainly open to interest from Arsenal and
from what I hear Feyenoord are happy to hear from them as well,'
according to The Sun.
