Good evening everyone.
Wenger's grand scheme of signings has kicked off today with the acquisition of Mathieu Flamini, who rejoins the Club after a 5-year absence. The former Gunner was released by Milan this summer, when his contract expired and has been training at London Colney ever since. The Frenchman joins Arsenal on a free transfer and, according to Daily Mail, was tied to a three-year deal worth £40 thousand per week.
Now, everything considered, I don't think it's a bad signing. Flamini is 29, and though you can't say, his best years are ahead, this is definitely a boost for the current squad. Mathieu is experienced, versatile and seems to be in good shape. His versatility doesn't mean we can stop buying players now and use the Frenchman in every position we want, should an injury occur in that particular area of the pitch. It does, however, come in handy. I don't remember much of him during his first spell at the Emirates (mostly because I didn't have an opportunity to watch as many games as I can now), but I do recall his wonderful run as an improvised left-back position in the Champions League, back in 2006. It was then, when our sterling defence went on an 10-game run, which saw us keep our goal at lock and key, until those Barcelona jerks beat us in the final. Scumbags. But I'm getting side-tracked here.
Point is, Flamini was a part of that brilliant defensive unit, playing a huge role in us getting to the finals. So he mostly brings about pleasant memories and I can't help but think, he's a really nice addition to the current mix. He will, of course, be in contention for the Spurs game. Fingers crossed, he's in as good a shape, as Wenger thinks he is.
Wenger's grand scheme of signings has kicked off today with the acquisition of Mathieu Flamini, who rejoins the Club after a 5-year absence. The former Gunner was released by Milan this summer, when his contract expired and has been training at London Colney ever since. The Frenchman joins Arsenal on a free transfer and, according to Daily Mail, was tied to a three-year deal worth £40 thousand per week.
Now, everything considered, I don't think it's a bad signing. Flamini is 29, and though you can't say, his best years are ahead, this is definitely a boost for the current squad. Mathieu is experienced, versatile and seems to be in good shape. His versatility doesn't mean we can stop buying players now and use the Frenchman in every position we want, should an injury occur in that particular area of the pitch. It does, however, come in handy. I don't remember much of him during his first spell at the Emirates (mostly because I didn't have an opportunity to watch as many games as I can now), but I do recall his wonderful run as an improvised left-back position in the Champions League, back in 2006. It was then, when our sterling defence went on an 10-game run, which saw us keep our goal at lock and key, until those Barcelona jerks beat us in the final. Scumbags. But I'm getting side-tracked here.
Point is, Flamini was a part of that brilliant defensive unit, playing a huge role in us getting to the finals. So he mostly brings about pleasant memories and I can't help but think, he's a really nice addition to the current mix. He will, of course, be in contention for the Spurs game. Fingers crossed, he's in as good a shape, as Wenger thinks he is.