I concur with u...This English players are expensive for nothing. Cahill is a normal defender and has one year left to his contract. Why pay £17m or £15m for that matter?

I would prefer Alex and Mertesacker. Though Mertesacker is a bit slow, he's only 26.

Seems we've landed Mertesacker...

http://www.guardian.co.u...mertesacker-andre-santos

Mertesacker is 6 ft 6 and is a no-nonsense defender, just what we nee to partner TV5. Djourou should never be seen in an Arsenal shirt....ok maybe Carling Cup.

@ Bkismat, Sporting sense? its only been three games, 35 more to play for...i'd rather we have someone now than in January. Van Der Vaart was signed on the cheap and on the last day but still made immediate impact at Spurs. We have Swansea, Dortmund & Blackurn as our next three matches, the signings we get we'll have more than enough time to blend with the other players.

Business sense? Cahill is so over-priced but Mertesacker's price has not gone up. If we are to believe the prices being quoted for Malouda and Alex then it would definitely be a good deal considering that both of them are heading towards the final year of their contracts. As long as we keep away from English players, we will be ok for now. Anyway, I really don't care how much we pay for these players because hata tukisave the club will not use those funds to invest in other players.

@ Guka....Mertesacker is almost a done deal

http://www.skysports.com...,,11670_7138743,00.html?

http://www.goal.com/en-g...y-but-fulham-demand-10m

Not a bad buy either IMO.

@Smano,
Clint would be a good buy but i think all this is rumours....Here is a guy who likes shooting and that would be against Wenger's beliefs.....unless he accepts to play barefooted.