Vermaelen, a central "made in Ajax" that will fit in the Barça
Vermaelen, a central "made in Ajax" that will fit in the Barça
Published:9/08/2014 - 21:39h
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After not being able to fichar to Marquinhos and descartar other alternatives like Hummels, Benatia, Mangala or Blind, the FC Barcelona has closed the signing of Thomas Vermaelen as I complement for the defensive saga. It will fit in the team Luis Enrique?
The English press carried weeks especulando with the exit of Vermaelen of the Arsenal. The last informations aimed even to that the "gunners" were negotiating already the signing of Matija Nastasic (Manchester City) like spare of the Belgian, to the one who had planted initially in the Manchester United of Louis Go Gaal. To treat to achieve his signing, the group of Old Trafford made a last offensive of 20 million euros, although the will of the Arsenal of traspasarle to a foreign club has finished playing in favour of the FC Barcelona.
But, who is Thomas Vermaelen? Captain of the Arsenal and polyvalent left-handed head office that also can play in the left band, to his 28 years finalised agreement his current club in 2015, by what his exit of the Arsenal to ship in a new European adventure was more than sung. His relation with Arsène Wenger worsened in this last season, in which it lost leadership in the central axis of the saga to the detriment of the couple formed by Koscielny and Mertesacker.
The Barça, therefore, fixed in Thomas Vermaelen to reinforce the feeblest position of the Barcelona staff, the one of head office, and do besides with the services of a polyvalent defence, swift and with sufficient quality as to take out without problems the balloon played. The Arsenal it fichó in 2009 pertinent of the Ajax and now would have accepted a reasonable offer, of 18,8 million euros, to give off of the Belgian head office. The alternatives to Vermaelen were Daley Blind and Daniel Agger, but the FC Barcelona always trusted his signing if the "Operation Marquinhos" did not work.
Vermaelen Has been international with Belgium in 46 occasions and has not been able to shine in the World-wide of Brazil 2014 because of a small injury, but possesses sufficient experience as to resolve the defensive problems of the FC Barcelona together with Hammered, Mathieu and Bartra. It was key piece of Belgium in the phase of previous classification to the World-wide 2014 and, in addition to having capitaneado to the Arsenal, also followed suit in the Ajax during his last season in the Dutch picture. Perhaps they are missing him centimetres, but exceeds the 1'80 of height and has a big power of jump.
Finally, stand out that Thomas Vermaelen will be the second Belgian footballer of the history of the Barça after Fernand Goyvaerts (1961-1965).
Carlos Domínguez
@CarlosDomnguez1
The Barça, therefore, fixed in Thomas Vermaelen to reinforce the feeblest position of the Barcelona staff, the one of head office, and do besides with the services of a polyvalent defence, swift and with sufficient quality as to take out without problems the balloon played. The Arsenal it fichó in 2009 pertinent of the Ajax and now would have accepted a reasonable offer, of 18,8 million euros, to give off of the Belgian head office. The alternatives to Vermaelen were Daley Blind and Daniel Agger, but the FC Barcelona always trusted his signing if the "Operation Marquinhos" did not work.
Vermaelen Has been international with Belgium in 46 occasions and has not been able to shine in the World-wide of Brazil 2014 because of a small injury, but possesses sufficient experience as to resolve the defensive problems of the FC Barcelona together with Hammered, Mathieu and Bartra. It was key piece of Belgium in the phase of previous classification to the World-wide 2014 and, in addition to having capitaneado to the Arsenal, also followed suit in the Ajax during his last season in the Dutch picture. Perhaps they are missing him centimetres, but exceeds the 1'80 of height and has a big power of jump.
Finally, stand out that Thomas Vermaelen will be the second Belgian footballer of the history of the Barça after Fernand Goyvaerts (1961-1965).
Carlos Domínguez
@CarlosDomnguez1
