Tony Davies 
Despite the fact that Arsenal haven’t actually announced the signings of Alexis Sanchez and Mathieu Debuchy, they are already chasing other players. That is the way the transfer market has to be played these days, as other targets can disappear very quickly. You can rest on the fact that you have been successful in obtaining fresh faces, but there are always improvements to be made.
Arsenal are a tad late to the party, but they are very close to signing two new players. Their rivals have all signed at least two new players, but Arsenal’s exploitation of the transfer market means that they could bring in Mathieu Debuchy and Alexis Sanchez in a matter of days, as reported by Talksport. The fans are obviously jubilant at this news, which has been in circulation for a few days now. However, they will now be wondering who is next on the shopping list.
Last night 2014 World Cup hosts Brazil bowed out in the semi-finals to Germany in horrific fashion. It was an absolute disaster for Brazil, who lost the game 7-1. The result is now their record defeat in a World Cup finals. There were three Chelsea players involved for the hosts at this World Cup: Oscar, Ramires and Willian. Will this affect their performances in the new season?
Arsenal have all but confirmed the signing of Mathieu Debuchy from Newcastle United. His signing is to replace Bacary Sagna who walked out of the club as a free agent at the end of last season and was picked up by Manchester City. It is a very like-for-like switch, but there are other positives to the Gunners signing Debuchy.
With the World Cup almost at an end and teams returning to training, thoughts will soon be turning to the new Premier League season. The transfer window has been open for a while now and teams haven’t hung around in their pursuit of new players. As we all know, most of the big clubs have signed some new players, but Arsenal are yet to open their chequebook. However, their business so far has involved bringing in young prospects and getting rid of those who are worthless at the club. Clearing wages for new players is a very important job, because if you can’t afford the wages then you won’t get the player.
Brazil poster boy Neymar suffered a fractured vertebrae in the World Cup quarter-final against Colombia after a challenge from Juan Zuniga. This leaves a massive hole to be filled and it looks like it will be filled by Chelsea winger Willian. He has big shoes to fill, so can he do it?
It must be very hard for many Arsenal fans right now as they see most of their rivals signing some top players and all they have is a bunch of rumours. As an Arsenal fan myself, I can assure you it is very hard. We learned last summer that patience is a virtue and you just cannot write off Arsene Wenger in the transfer market. We thought we were entering the season having just signed Mathieu Flamini and Emiliano Viviano on loan, but on the final day we secured Mesut Ozil for a club record fee. This is proof that Wenger and money can go together very well.
Every so often, a player walks into a club and nobody really knows what to expect from them. When Didier Drogba arrived at Chelsea all those years ago, many were sceptical; when he left, the whole fanbase probably shed a tear or two. However, you sometimes have big expectations when a player arrives and that was the case with Fernando Torres. He was a star for Liverpool and, £50 million later, Chelsea fans couldn’t wait to see him in action for their club. Unfortunately for the Blues, we all know how that turned out.