According to Sky Sports, Arsenal have agreed a £10.9 fee with Chelsea for the signing of Petr Cech. This would see the 33 year old head to Chelsea's North London rivals very much still in the prime of the goalkeepers career. Roman Abramovich
is said to have let Cech join their inner city rivals due to his 11 tremendous years of service. Tremendous brings a strong winning mentality to the gunners.
For Arsenal it would be an outstanding signing . Arsene Wengers side have had goalkeeper concerns over the past decade. The last real world class goalkeeper they had was David Seaman from 1990-2003. Cech brings what arsenal have lacked in between the sticks for the past decade; consistency and stability.
Chelsea captain John Terry has talked with TalkSport in a recent interview and had very high praise for the 33 year old keeper.
" There's talk of signing signing Petr Cech and, if they do get him, he will strengthen them for sure. He will save them 12 or 15 points a season. Petr was an unbelievable professional last year. When you get left out of the team it can be hard to accept but, when he came into the side he was exceptional.
While Cech is a game changing signing, Arsenal cannot rest on their laurels. Goalkeeper in my opinion is one of the 3 major signings Arsenal need to address this summer in order to be real title contenders and put in a strong Champions League performance. It is by no means the final piece in the jigsaw puzzle. In my opinion they still need a physically imposing defensive midfielder with technical quality.
A strong solid center back to partner Laurent Koscienly in the centre of defense. And lastly a world class striker to lead the lines. ( Morgan Schneiderlin and William Carvalho) would be two outstanding candidates in defensive midfield, however both have heavy price tags. £25 million and £35 million respectively.
In the centre of defense someone young with a huge future like Raphael Varane would be ideal. However the feeling is around the Emirates that Arsene Wenger is content with the trio of Koscienly, Mertasacker and Gabriel Paulista yet to have a full season under his belt in the Premier League.
Finally, a true goal scoring force to lead the lines I believe would propel Arsenal to the next level. For me, Karim Benzema is the perfect fit. A big strong technical striker, Karim is quick and lethal. At Real Madrid he creates spaces for Ronaldo and Bale to flourish and scores his fair share of goals. If you look at all the top sides across Europe they all have a world class striker. Chelsea have Diego Costa, Bayern have Robert Lewandowski, PSG have Zlatan, Barcelona have Luis Suarez and even the likes of Manchester City and Manchester United have Sergio Aguero and Wayne Rooney. If Arsenal were able to secure the signing of Karim Benzema I have absolutely no doubt that he would take Arsenal back to the days where they were a serious force in Europe and put a real assault on the Premier League.
Knowing Wenger however, I doubt that he would sign the areas of need for the gunners this summer.
These 3 signings would likely cost Arsenal upwards of £100 million. I don't
think that anyone in their right mind can see Arsene Wenger spending that kind of money in one transfer window. However one of these three signings could be feasible.
Lets hope for Arsenal fans, this is just the start of Wenger's intent to win the Premier League next season.
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