Arsenal, Beberapa Pemain Utama `Absen` ke Jakarta
Several Arsenal Key Men `Missing` Jett of to Jakarta
Editor : Ismail Gani
Translator : Novita Cahyadi
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SETELAH Arsenal mengumumkan 24 orang di skuad mengikuti tur pra-musim mereka di Asia musim panas ini, ada beberapa pemain penting yang absen.
Beberapa di antaranya mendapat ´tugas negara´ mengikuti Piala Konfederasi, seperti Santi Cazorla dan Ignacio Monreal, sementara Thomas Vermaelen absen karena cedera punggung yang berarti pula ia bakal kehilangan kesempatan di awal musim Premier League.
Banyak pula pemain yang dikaitkan dengan hengkang dari Arsenal, termasuk kuartet pemain yang sedang ´galau´ seperti Nicklas Bendtner, Marouane Chamakh, Gervinho dan Andre Santos.
Gervinho, yang dikaitkan dengan reuni bersama bos lamanya di Lille, Rudi Garcia di Roma, ketidakhadirannya dijawab bahwa yang bersangkutan ´sakit´, meskipun patut dipertanyakan apakah pemain sayap dalam skuad Arsene Wenger akan bertahan musim ini.
Bendtner dikaitkan dengan kepindahan pemain di seluruh Eropa, meskipun Frankfurt telah mengumumkan bahwa kesepakatan untuk striker tersebut tidak ´layak secara finansial´, sementara Chamakh sedang diminati Levante.
Akhirnya, Andre Santos baru saja kembali ke klub setelah dipinjamkan ke Gremio musim lalu, tetapi diperkirakan berada di jalur transfer menyusul kedatangan sesama bek kiri Monreal pada bulan Januari, seperti dilansir Mail Online.
Meskipun disesalkan tidak ada pemain baru di tur untuk penggemar Gunners untuk mengintip kemampuan Yaya Sanogo yang masih bertugas dengan Perancis dalam laga Piala Dunia U20 di Turki, ada beberapa pemain muda yang terlibat.
Pemain 16 tahun, setengah Ethiopia, Gedion Zelalem disertakan, termasuk Kris Olsson, Serge Gnabry, Chuks Aneke dan Chuba Akpom.
Tur Arsenal diawali terbang ke Jakarta, Indonesia untuk pertandingan persahabatan sebelum menjadi tim pertama Liga Premier yang mengunjungi Vietnam, dan dua pertandingan kompetitif di Jepang.
AS ARSENAL announced their 24-man squad and jetted off for their pre-season tour of Asia this summer, there were several key men missing.
Some were explained by Confederations Cup duty, like Santi Cazorla and Ignacio Monreal, while Thomas Vermaelen was ruled out with a back injury which could mean he misses the start of the Premier League season.
Many players who have been linked with moves away are not included altogether though, including unsettled quartet Nicklas Bendtner, Marouane Chamakh, Gervinho and Andre Santos.
Gervinho, who has been linked with a reunion with old Lille boss Rudi Garcia at Roma, has his absence explained by ´sickness´, though it is questionable whether the winger is in Arsene Wenger´s plans this season.
Bendtner has been linked with a move across Europe, though Frankfurt have today announced that a deal for the striker is not ´financially viable´, while Chamakh is attracting interest from Levante.
Finally, Andre Santos has just returned to the club after a loan spell at Gremio last season, but is thought to be on his way out following the arrival of fellow left-back Monreal in January.
hough there are sadly no new signings on the tour for Gunners fans to have a look at with Yaya Sanogo still on duty with France at the Under 20 World Cup in Turkey, there are several young players involved.
16-year-old half-Ethiopian Gedion Zelalem is included, as are Kris Olsson, Serge Gnabry, Chuks Aneke and Chuba Akpom.
Arsenal first fly out to Jakarta, Indonesia for a game, before becoming the first Premier League team to play a match in Vietnam, and two competitive fixtures in Japan.
