Arsenal Lining Up Vermaelen Replacement - Here's Why Bundesliga Centre-Half Is Perfect Fit

It is being reported in the Mirror that Arsenal lead the chase for Freiburg's versatile defender Matthias Ginter, who is thought to be valued at around £8 million.

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5 Defenders Who Could Sort West Ham Out

West Ham are in a rut at the moment. Just one place outside the relegation zone with ten points, the only thing keeping them out is their goal difference, which is better than Fulham's. Without a win since the start of October, without a point since the start of November, shipping nine goals since their last victory against Tottenham and only scoring two, it is a real sorry state of affairs for the East London club. On paper, they have a good team, but injuries, form and abilities of some players have severely hindered them in this campaign. Because of their relatively dry spell in front of goal, you'd expect me to create a list of strikers that Sam Allardyce could sign but, because I've already covered it, why not develop a list for their other problem area: defence. Who could come in and plug the gap that Winston Reid looks like he'll be leaving through injury?:

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10 Teenagers Who Could Be On Their Way To The Premier League

I will start off by saying that I'm taking the age of the teenagers now rather than their age by time the time they could make their transfer. So, if a player is 19 now but 20 in March and still hasn't moved to the Premier League then, I'm not taking that information on board. Besides, I think one player in my list will fall into that category. If a player is 19 before the start of the January transfer window then they can qualify for this list:

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4 German youngsters Premier League clubs should consider

Germany is well known for being able to produce world class talent for the European elite to fight over from a young age. German players are arriving on our shores in large numbers and are seemingly here to stay, with Mesut Ozil being the latest high profile German to make the switch to England. He followed in the footsteps of Andre Schurrle, Lukas Podolski, Per Mertesacker, Thomas Eisfeld, Serge Gnabry, Marko Marin, Sascha Riether, Lewis Holtby, Robert Huth and many more that have graced our pitches in the past. Germany are famous for producing dedicated, passionate, energetic, efficient and extremely talented players that some clubs have spotted and are now forming a core of players in this country. Arsenal and Chelsea in particular are creating squads full of Germans  in a bid to try and dominate the English game. Here are a selection of youngsters that could light up the Premier League in years to come:

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