Arsenal Transfers: 5 Defenders To Replace Thomas Vermaelen

3. Bruno Martins Indi

Dutch defenders don't usually get a good press, but this one has been billed as "the new Sol Campbell". Note that nickname. The Gunners would be getting another left-footed option for their backline here. Feyenoord's Martins Indi is part of a new generation being brought through by the Netherlands. His current club manager Ronald Koeman will even let him go if he wants to move. "Sometimes you can't stand in the way of a player who needs a bigger stage to develop into a world-class player," Koeman said of Martins Indi to the Daily Mirror. "We have two or three players who we may have to sell, and Bruno is one of them." Again Arsenal aren't the only ones targeting 21-year-old Martins Indi. Everton have him in their sights too and could offer £6 million in January for his services. Like Zouma, Martins Indi is 6 foot 2 and up to the physical battles against Premier League forwards.
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