Monthly Archives: June 2014

Thomas Vermaelen is willing to make a move to Old Trafford this summer. He’s been approached by the Red Devils and both the parties are believed to have reached an agreement on wages. Now, it’s all up to Arsenal. If they have a deal with the Red Devils on transfer fee, Vermaelen, in all likelihood, would be seen representing Manchester United in the Premier League next season.

According to the reports, Vermaelen has had a chat with the Arsenal management and he has made them aware of his desire to move to United. He has even requested them to reach an agreement with the Red Devils and let him go there.

Vermaelen has been a part of the Arsenal squad for some time now. He was actually a regular in their starting XI at one point of time, but, he fell down the pecking order last season. Arsene Wenger, the Gunners boss, preferred a couple of youngsters ahead of him in the back line.

Arsenal’s approach in the transfer market in the last couple of years suggests that they would not try to stop Vermaelen if United comes with a good deal. The Gunners have not hesitated in selling high class players for big money recently and with Vermaelen’s contract not too far away from getting expired, the chances are very high that they would let the Belgian leave.

However, one thing that needs to be noted is that Arsenal shares a very intense rivalry with Manchester United in the Premier League and there have not been too many occasions in the past when a player from either of these two clubs has made a move to the other. So, it would be interesting to see what happens in Vermaelen’s case.
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Thomas Vermaelen was seen on the bench of Arsenal during their title winning triumph against Hull City and even though the Belgium defender did not play a single minute of the match, he still described details concerning winning the FA Cup as it was according to him an unbelievable feeling and accomplishment.

“I have played before in the FA cup so it was a good feeling. That is what we have waited for, winning things. It was a long day and at the end it was worth it as we won the trophy’’.

“But when you are on the bench it is even worse. When you are on the pitch you can affect the game. But when you are on the bench there are a lot of nerves as you can’t do anything, especially with the game going into extra time. It was not easy. It was unbelievable we lifted it again after so many years.” Vermaelen said.

Vermaelen has a reason to be happy as this FA Cup trophy will release some of the pressure that has been created for the past few months not only towards the club but especially Arsene Wenger and this has given the team and the coach some breathing space.

Even with their recent title winning accomplishment, Wenger has his work cut out as there are a number of changes which are expected to be done in the squad and the future of Thomas Vermaelen still remains unclear.

The Belgium defender has not been a consistent starter for Arsene Wenger in this season as the French manager prefers utilizing the services of Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker and Vermaelen was not even used during their crucial match against Hull City which shows how his influence has been downgraded.

“I can’t talk about my future now. We’ll have to see,” Vermaelen told Sky Sports News.

Vermaelen refused to talk about his future with Arsenal but with the summer transfer window just around the corner, it’s a crucial time for him and the club to discuss and settle about what is going to be done.
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