Battle on for £10m star

by Setanta Staff , 12 February 2012 Battle on for £10m star

Arsenal are being linked with Ajax defender Jan Vertonghen but could face competition from Tottenham for his signature.


Gunners boss Arsene Wenger is on the look out for a new central defender and could be ready to swoop after the player's agent confirmed some of Europe's top clubs are showing an interest.

Wenger has been boosted by the recent form of Laurent Koscielny and Per Mertesacker but he still wants a new central defender and several newspapers are claiming that Vertonghen is a target.

The 24-year-old is seen as the perfect partner for Thomas Vermaelen, who plays alongside Vertonghen in the heart of the Belgium national side defence while they also played together at Ajax.

The Dutch side are unwilling to do business but a fee in the region of £10million could test their resolve in the summer.

Tottenham are also very interested as Harry Redknapp searches for a defender capable of replacing Ledley King who continues to struggle with injuries.

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Team P W D L +/- PTS
1.
Man City
38
28
5
5
64
89
2.
Man Utd
38
28
5
5
56
89
3.
Arsenal
38
21
7
10
25
70
4.
Tottenham
38
20
9
9
25
69
5.
Newcastle
38
19
8
11
5
65
6.
Chelsea
38
18
10
10
19
64
7.
Everton
38
15
11
12
10
56
8.
Liverpool
38
14
10
14
7
52
9.
Fulham
38
14
10
14
-3
52
10.
West Brom
38
13
8
17
-7
47
11.
Swansea
38
12
11
15
-7
47
12.
Norwich
38
12
11
15
-14
47
13.
Sunderland
38
11
12
15
-1
45
14.
Stoke
38
11
12
15
-17
45
15.
Wigan
38
11
10
17
-20
43
16.
Aston Villa
38
7
17
14
-16
38
17.
QPR
38
10
7
21
-23
37
18.
Bolton
38
10
6
22
-31
36
19.
Blackburn
38
8
7
23
-30
31
20.
Wolverhampton
38
5
10
23
-43
25
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