Another summer has pa sed and as always there has been some interesting and eye catching deals, especially on the last day as the inevitable panic sets into managers andthey desperately attempt to ll gaps left by other rushed transfers. This window hasbeen as busy as any other and fans acro s the country have been left either heartbroken as their heroes leave or licking their lips as they may just be watching the nextbig thing in their beloved strip as the season unfolds, but who has done the bestbusine s?Arsenal is the most logical place to start as they have probably had the most mediaattention since the close of the season. Many will obviously state that Arsenal have lostout during the transfer window as they have lost long serving captain and mideldmeastro Fabregas with the transfer saga with Barcarlona nally coming to an end, alongwith creative dynamo Nasri. With games that have surpa sed since the two left the clubhave suggested bleak times ahead, with one point from three, a rst defeat on Arsenalground against Liverpool in eleven
Merlin Olsen Jersey years and an absolute destruction by defendingchampions Man Utd. If things stayed as they were then indeed Arsenal would havebeen given the title of worst busine s during the window, however thankfully Wengerwoke up and realized his young guns did not provide adequate depth. Maybe therollicking against the devils made him realise just how inept his squad was as hestrengthened with Arteta, Mertesacker, Traore and Benyaoun late on, add to thisGervinho who does have promise and Arsenal have a lot to look forward to. Its the rsttime that Wenger has signed proven quality rather than banking on a hot prospect andthat will be very benecial as last season they lacked that leader and a few extraexperienced players may be just what the doctor ordered for the Londoners. I still dontbelieve they have enough about them to nish 4th however, as Fab
Jackie Slater Jersey and Nasri areirreplaceable, but the likes of Arteta and Yo si can ll the void slightly and they nallyhave a natural leader at the back in Mertesacker, they alone might just save them froma ma sively embarra sing season that looked very likely before Wenger spent out.Liverpool have spent out big bucks investing primarily in British talent, and generallyspeaking they have done brilliant busine s, lling gaps that have been a problem formany years. This main gap is the position of winger, for years now Liverpool have beenone of those most guilty of lling round holes with square pegs, with Gerrard even beingforced out wide for the club, in Downing however they have welcomed a natural wingerwith bundles of talent through the doors for the rst time in too long. And hes alreadyimpre sed, add to this the big man Carroll up front aching to get on the end of cro
Coleman Shelton Jersey sesand you get a signing that explains itself. The best signing by the club was CharlieAdam however, and personally I believe this was signing of the season, the 25 year oldwas a bargain and is a playmaker that can rival Alonso who the kop still hold close totheir hearts and an amazing skill at set pieces. Jose Enrique is another very cleversigning and again stops Dalglish having to play a player out of position as Enrique is anatural left back, unlike Johnson. With a debut that saw him win man of the matchagainst Arsenal Enrique has bundles of talent and him and Downing could be givingright backs headaches all season. Despite all this promise there are some transfersthat are puzzling, obviously the main one is the shock signing of Bellamy, an experienced player albeit, but at 32 and with a temperament that remains untamed is he really a reliable back up to Carroll and Suarez? The second is Henderson, he is a player with future, that is undoubtable, however with the central mideld options available before his signing was it really nece sary? Spearing has just as much potential as Henderson,and more
Jack Youngblood Jersey pa sion for the club, the sale of Merelies, probably because Henderson madehim surplus requirements makes the deal even more questionable, the plmoved of lastseason for the reds moved to a rival club because of Henderson and there are stillquestion marks whether hell rise to the quality that will prove hes worth both his pricetag and his disruption to the squad. Of course I may end up eating my words and withthe coaching of Dalglish Henderson will rise in quality and calibre, and one day he mayll the big boots of Gerrard, however right now, and with the central mideld options thatwere available at the time another centre back may have been a wiser investment.The blue side of Manchester have once again spent big bucks, and just like Liverpoolthey have made signings that can fall both side of the fence on whether they will beworthwhile or not. Beginning with arguably the biggest signing for the premier league, Aguero, they have a player with ma s quality and could just have signed a player thatwill set the top tier on re this season, hes already impre sed, and may be one of the players of the season. Add to this the addition of Nasri and Clichy
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On to another big spending club in blue lets turn attention to Chelsea, always adominant force in the transfer market, however for once they did
Van Jefferson Jersey not grab all theheadlines with their deals. They did however play their standard trick of throwing moneyat rivals transfer targets. A week after Matas deal with Arsenal died down Chelseatargeted the player, and sure enough Stamford Bridge was Matas preferred destination,it is understandable why there was so much over the 23 year old winger with storiesemerging about him as soon as the window opened. Hes a cla sic Spainish winger,with pace and a creative air with a bright future ahead of him and may go down in thehistory books at Chelsea. Mereiles, as aforementioned was Liverpools player of theseason last season, and its a big lo s for the Reds, the Portugese midelder iseverything you want from an attack minded central midelder, he can be playmaker andgoal scorer, proving this against his current employer as he netted against Chelseawhilst still in red, and if he gets the playing time at Chelsea he will prove
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