Well Well, Wenger has done it again. I don't know about any of you, but this signing of Eduardo Da Silva, a striker from Dinamo Zagreb, has definitely caught me off guard. There's been a lot of press about Tevez and Martins, but yet again Wenger has suprised everyone with this move. There are a few different opinions on the price, with the sport webpages (BBC, Sky etc.) all stating that the price was around the 8 million mark, but the Dinamo president, Mirko Barisic, claims it is around the 16 million mark. Arsenal reported an undisclosed fee, and I really can't see Wenger splashing out 16 million on a striker from the Croatian league, 8 million is a much more realistic mark.
I'm sure the real price will come out in the next few days, but whatever the price this signing is a big deal for Arsenal. It signals the start of preparations for the next season, and shows that the club is beginning to move forward after the transfer of Henry. Da Silva is 24 years old, scored 34 Goals in the Croatian League last season, and has netted 7 times for Croatia. I haven't seen a lot of him, but from the little I have seen he looks as if he could adapt very well to the Premiership, and Wenger has a good history with most of his transfers so he'll definitely be one to watch this season. His transfer also coincides with the agent of Fabregas coming out and stating that the player is not interested in a move away from the Emirates.
All in all, good news for Arsenal fans and they should not be written off as Title contenders.
Plenty of other footballing news, Blackburn appear to have signed Maceo Rigters from NAC Breda. He was one of the stars from the Dutch U-21 side, and this looks to be a very astute signing by Mark Hughes. He does look very talented but I don't expect him to be a huge success this season. Dutch players usually find it relatively hard to settle quickly into the Premiership, especially talented Dutch youngsters, who often find it hard to match their natural talent with hard work on the training ground. This is not always the case, but I shall defintely watch Rigters with interest.
West Ham picked up Julien Faubert yesterday in a 6.1 million pound deal from Bordeaux. He's a highly rated midfielder, who looked liked he was heading to Rangers until West Ham outbid them, and he should settle well into the Premiership. Not sure what to make of West Ham this summer, they seem to be throwing money everywhere without a huge amount of success, and Faubert did not seem to be one of their top targets. It's a good signing, but it looked like West Ham saw the interest rom other clubs and decided that he must be an alright player, so lets put in a bid for him. I do hope that they take a sit down and look closely at what they need, rather then trying to sign anyone they can.
There's plenty more transfer talk on the sport websites, so keep an eye out for more signings and rumours. Alas I must leave you, but I will be back tomorrow with more news and comments on, what promises to be, a busy week of transfers. Bye Bye.
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