The new striker at Sunderland, Nicklas Bendtner, never wants to return to Arsenal. He told The Sun: “I will never go back to Arsenal. If I can have it my way, I will never play for them again.
“I will find a new club — but I will not go back to Arsenal, that’s for sure.”
Bendtner signed with Sunderland on a season-long loan on transfer deadline day. He thinks he is one of the best strikers in the world, but yet he was not able to break into Arsene Wenger’s starting eleven. Now, Bendtner seems very bitter and disappointed.
Bendtner wants out of Arsenal.
With any luck, Nicklas will never put on the red-and-white again. He does not deserve his £50,000 per week, and Arsenal should never pay him that again. The Gunners will likely help pay his wage at Sunderland, because the Black Cats would be silly to pay the inconsistent Danish forward that amount of cash.
To put Bendtner’s wages in perspective, Mikel Arteta will reportedly make £55,000 a week after signing a four-year contract at Arsenal. Arteta is a more experienced Premiership player, and he does not have a massive ego.
Speaking of Arsenal’s newest signing, Arteta addressed Everton supporters (from Everton’s official website): “It is a big opportunity for me and my family and I think it is the right time for me to take it.
“It is a big challenge, a different challenge, fresh for me and I want to see myself on the biggest stage, the Champions League.
“I am 29 years old so I haven’t got much time left to take a chance like this one. I think I have done my best for Everton.”
Some journalists are already questioning Arsene Wenger’s decision to sign Arteta. According to The Telegraph, Arteta is one of the five worst signings by a Premier League club this summer. They say he is in decline, and even claim that the move was good for Everton.
In the same piece, The Telegraph boldly state that Liverpool’s Charlie Adam was one of the top additions in this transfer window. Adam is a decent player but I doubt he will get a game after Steven Gerrard returns. Adam is good for long shots or free kicks, but he is certainly not a top player.
Arsene Wenger, despite his many new signings, continues to be criticised in the media. Steven Howard, from The Mirror, has published an article today saying that Tony Pulis can teach Arsene Wenger about transfers. Remember that Stoke City bought Peter Crouch, Cameron Jerome, and Wilson Palacios.
Peter Crouch only scored four Premier League goals for Tottenham last season, and Redknapp scrambled to get a striker in January. Spurs brought in Adebayor to replace the good-for-a-header-every-now-and-then Crouch. Cameron Jerome scored three league goals last season as Birmingham City were relegated. Wilson Palacios was not rated highly enough to stay at White Hart Lane.
Howard refers to Per Mertesacker as “a massive, slow-turning vessel.” While Mertesacker is not known for his speed, he has the superior positioning skills that Johan Djourou lacks. Vermaelen has a ton of pace, and the Mertesacker-Vermaelen pairing could by very dynamic. One doesn’t earn 75 caps for Germany without being a quality defender.
Mertesacker is also an Arsenal supporter. He talked about his move to the Emirates: “When I was young I visited my aunt in England. As a football maniac you always brought back a shirt of course and I took the Arsenal kit. My brother took one of Manchester United.
“Since then I’ve always watched the Premier League and especially Arsenal. My connection to the club grew over the last 10 years. I didn’t think I’d play there someday, but I had this wish inside me. Back than I wouldn’t believe that I would be a Gunner now. That this story becomes reality is fascination enough.”
Forget Samir Na$ri. I want a player who takes pride in being a Gunner. Mertesacker may be the key addition of the summer. After last season’s shambolic defending and the eight-goal disaster at Old Trafford, Arsene Wenger really needed an intelligent defender.
At 1.68 m (6 ft 6 in), Mertesacker should handle tall strikers with no pace… like Peter Crouch.
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