According to reports from the Daily Mirror, Everton have expressed a desire to acquire the services of Thomas Vermaelen from Barcelona. Everton have made a huge splash in the transfer market so far this summer by acquiring the services of players such as Wayne Rooney, Jordan Pickford, Davy Klaassen, Michael Keane and Sandro Ramirez among others. Despite the huge splash in cash, Everton are still keen on further improving their squad during the next few weeks and signing a new defender as potential replacement for the ageing duo of Ashley Williams and Phil Jagielka as well as the injured … [Read more...]
Premier League duo reportedly considering surprise swoop from Barcelona
According to reports from Sky Sports, West Bromwich Albion and Crystal Palace are currently plotting a move to sign Barcelona defender Thomas Vermaelen. Barcelona signed Thomas Vermaelen from Arsenal during the summer of 2014 for a fee believed to be in the region of around £15million but it has to be said that the transfer has proven to be an unmitigated disaster for the Catalan giants. Since arriving to the Camp Nou, Vermaelen has been limited to only 11 league appearances and with the Belgian international struggling while on loan at Roma last season as well, Barcelona are believed to … [Read more...]
Vermaelen an astute signing for Barca
FC Barcelona has been quite busy this transfer window in preparation for the 2014/2015 La Liga season and their latest signing is Belgian center-back Thomas Vermaelen from Arsenal. The fee is reported to be around 10 million Euros and consists of a five year deal according to fcbarcelona.com. The former Arsenal captain will bring much needed depth to a Barcelona back line that has been lacking true center-backs bar Pique and Bartra. … [Read more...]