Thomas Vermaelen won a lot of trophies during his time at Barcelona though he was not always fit. The Belgian international had a lot of injuries at the Nou Camp on the back of his transfer from North London club Arsenal. On August 10, 2014, Thomas Vermaelen moved from Arsenal to Barcelona in a £15m deal. He signed a five-year deal at Barcelona until the summer of 2019.
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Belgian international Thomas Vermaelen had one FA Cup title to show for his time in the Premier League with Arsenal and that came during the 2013/14 season. The utility defender was part of the Arsenal squad that saw off stubborn Hull City in the final to win the FA Cup title at the end of that season.
Belgium went into the Euro 2020 tournament as the number one ranked team in the world and were seen as one of the favourites to win the tournament.
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Vissel Kobe FC of Japan defender Thomas Vermaelen is set to retain his spot at the heart of defence for Belgium as they take on Italy in one of the quarterfinal games scheduled for Friday at Euro 2020. The quarterfinal encounter between Belgium and Italy is the most eagerly anticipated out of all the four last eight ties at the tournament with the two teams considered as football superpowers at the moment.
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Spanish giants Barcelona stunned a lot of football stakeholders when they decided to sign Belgian international Thomas Vermaelen from Premier League giants Arsenal in the summer of 2014. Thomas Vermaelen had endured an injury-hit last few years at the Emirates Stadium and it was a little bit surprising when the Catalan giants splashed the cash to sign him.
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Belgian international Thomas Vermaelenjoined Dutch champions Ajax Amsterdam as a youth player. He signed for the Dutch Eredivisie giants from Germinal Beerschotin the Belgian league.
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Thomas Vermaelen is a part of this golden generation of Belgian football but the country has not been able to transform it into trophies ahead of both the 2020 European Championships and next year’s FIFA World Cup tournament in Qatar. Thomas Vermaelen has been with the Red Devils of Belgium for over a decade and he would be hoping to be a part of the two aforementioned major tournaments. Belgium are the number one ranked team in world football and the Red Devils could maintain this status till the European Championships starts in June. Thomas Vermaelen has left the European club football scene but that’s not expected to affect his chances with the national team.
Thomas Vermaelen became a popular name in the football circles following his transfer to Premier League giants Arsenal in 2009. Such was his impact at Arsenal that he was named in the PFA Team of the Year in his debut season. Thomas Vermaelen joined Arsenal from Dutch team Ajax Amsterdam and he went on to captain the Gunners when Robin Van Persie betrayed the Arsenal fans by signing for rivals Manchester United in 2012. Robin Van Persie was the Arsenal captain, while Thomas Vermaelen was the vice-captain before the Dutchman left Arsenal to join the Red Devils.
Ex-Arsenal skipper Thomas Vermaelen has revealed how he reacted to the controversial transfer that took Dutchman Robin Van Persie from Arsenal to Manchester United in 2012. Robin Van Persie had a year left on his then Arsenal contract and refused to sign a new deal at the club when he didn’t get the guarantee that the club would fight for trophies with other big teams like Manchester United, Manchester City and Chelsea.
Vissel Kobe FC of Japan defender Thomas Vermaelen is hoping for one last hurrah with the Belgian national team at the 2020 European Championship slated for next summer. The Ex-Arsenal and Barcelona player wants a final opportunity to secure silverware with his country. Belgium are the number one ranked team in world football according to the FIFA Rankings and the Red Devils would be one of the major challengers at the European Championship that was postponed from this year to next year due to theeffects from Coronavirus.
