Source: Just Arsenal Etienne Capoue from Toulouse and Younes Belhanda from Montpellier are keen to come to the English Premier League, and it does not take a rocket scientist to guess which would be their team of choice.Over the years, Arsenal have had some good and some bad signings from France. The best, of course, was Thierry Henry, but there have been plenty of good players. It is tempting and easy for Arsenal fans to dismiss French players or others coming from Ligue 1, because the recent record has not been so good, but that would be a sweeping generalisation. Koscielny used to play in their second division and now look at him.Younes Belhanda was an integral part of the title winning Montpellier side that we signed Olivier Giroud from. The Arsenal striker has been in close contact with Belhanda, and the attacking midfielder has been quizzing Giroud about the Premier League and Arsenal, and the big front man thinks he would fit right in.“I would welcome him with open arms,” he said.“He has the right physical abilities and is built for that league. He would just need to work on his fitness to resist challenges.”Capoue, meanwhile, is one of the players who could be brought in to fill the defensive midfield position that Abou Diaby seems to have lost through constant injury. His main competitor, Victor Wanyama, plays in a much less comptitive league than France, so that should not work against him. Although Tottenham are also interested, the player seems to have his heart set on the top level.“I feel it is the moment to leave, to play in big competitions.”Sorry, spuds, I don’t think he means the Europa League.
Posted on: Wed, 05 Jun 2013 09:44:36 +0000
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