Arsene Wenger has revealed he plans to buy a central
midfielder before the end of the summer transfer
window.
The Gunners have been left glaringly light in the engine room
following the departures of Mathieu Flamini and Gilberto Silva, and
Wenger recognises the void.
Aaron Ramsey has arrived from Cardiff, but his performance in
the friendly against Szombathelyi suggested he will need time to
mature before he is ready for The Premier League.
Arsenal have been linked to Gareth Barry, Xabi Alonso and
Torsten Frings during the close season, while Amaury Bischoff of
Werder Bremen is strongly tipped to move to Emirates Stadium.
Wenger insists he has not settled on a final midfield target,
but he assured the Gunners faithful he does plan to strengthen.
“We will need one more body in there,” he said of his midfield
when questioned on Arsenal’s official website.
“At the moment we do not have Alex Song who is going to the
Olympic games, Abou Diaby was not here tonight and nor was
Fabregas.
"If we find a reasonable target then we will do it. But there is
no special name on the list.
”We have some time. We have until August 31.”
