TRANSFER MARKET DEADLINE DAY DRAMA AND THEIR RAMIFICATIONS

Story written by Patrick Kamanga

TRANSFER MARKET DEADLINE DAY DRAMA AND THEIR RAMIFICATIONS

The transfer market came to a crescendo in the run up to the deadline with the last two days seeing quite some interesting moves that will have far reaching ramifications for the clubs involved.

Remy is a devastating prospect for Mourinho's preferred system

Confirmation started streaming in on TV screens while the Leicester versus Arsenal game was being played on Sunday evening that Loic Remy had penned a four year deal at Chelsea. Remy arrives at the Stamford Bridge via Olympic Marseilles, Queens Park Rangers and a loan stint at Newcastle. He’s been brought in as a replacement for Spaniard Fernando Torres, ending his lackluster three year stay at the London club with a loan move to AC Milan where he’ll see out the remainder of his contract.

Frankly, it’s quite baffling that it’s taken this long for a top club to finally sign Remy. For one there was the issue about his health where at one point Olympic Marseille had revealed a possibility of him having a heart defect after a medical when he signed for them in 2010 but besides which his talent has never been in question. His contract at QPR cleverly included an £8.5million release clause that could only be activated by a Champions League contender, naturally one of the top for EPL finishers with Chelsea finally bagging him for a bargain price of £10.5 million.

Liverpool had been the first suitors but the Reds walked away when the player allegedly failed a medical. A fact which confounds keen observers is why Jose Mourinho is willing to take a risk with the health issues in question but with the level of medical expertise and resources available at the club he’s considered this a worthy gamble. What does Mourinho see in the Frenchman that other managers who’ve long ignored the player didn’t? 

Remy's pace and physical appearance resembles French legend, Henry

Remy is a natural, tailor made fit for Mourinho’s preferred counter attacking style with his pace, trickery and precision in front of goal an asset. With a midfield as endowed with talent as Chelsea’s supplying him with balls into space this should be Remy’s best season yet and I’m billing him to be a great success under Mourinho’s tutelage!

It’s also scary to imagine, if Mourinho so chooses, a Diego Costa/ Loic Remy combination! That’s a devastatingly lethal one two knockout punch in wait!

El Tigre's arrival guaranteed to cause some serious mauling

Radamel Falcao’s £16 million one year loan move from Monaco to Manchester United with an option to sign permanently at the end of the season caused the most buzz and is expected to be the game changer for the Old Trafford outfit. The one person who must be obviously nervy and apprehensive at the arrival of “El Tigre” (the tiger) as Falcao is popular known must be new club Captain Wayne Rooney. With his signing coming on the back of a miserable run for the Merseyside team, the one thing that Falcao will guarantee Man U instantly is goals, lots of goals! 

Falcao is the real deal, in the realm of a Diego Costa but with more of a controlled aggression and temperament unlike the overtly aggressive and abrasive nature of the latter.

El Tigre is a force of nature that should stamp an instant mark on the league and greatly increases Manchester United’s chances of finishing within the bracket of a top four finish.

El Tigres’ arrival had a ripple effect which triggered the sale of forward Danny Welbeck to Arsenal who moves to the London club on a £16 million deal. 

Welbeck should resolve Arsenal's lack of a physical presence upfront

With Olivier Giroud out with an ankle injury until later in the year, Welbeck’s arrival greatly improves Arsenal’s prospects upfront. Infact I'm of the opinion that Wilbeck, wrongly considered Ferguson era deadwood by Louis Van Gaal at Man U, will have an instant impact similar to what Robin Van Persie had at Old Trafford 3 seasons ago on moving from the Gunners to the Merseyside.
Man U’s lose is definitely Arsenal’s gain with the Londoners acquiring a dynamic and technically gifted player who can play anywhere on the front or in the deep pocket, good in the air, has a wicked shot with either foot, is physically strong and equally endowed with pace. What is imperative for Wenger is to play him as an out and out striker! This is a real diamond in the rough who will definitely come out of his mould and prove any doubters wrong.

Welbeck unfortunate victim of his own versatility, should thrive under Arsene Wenger

He is the unfortunate victim of his own versatility, a disciplined and committed player whom Sir Alex Ferguson played at different positions. This naturally affected his growth curve and is the reason he wasn’t able to neither cement a regular spot at Man U nor mature into the player many once expected. At 23 years old Welbeck still has his best playing days ahead and will surely thrive and get better under Arsene Wenger’s guidance. 
Welbeck exponentially improves Arsenal’s prospects this season and should be a great success for the Gunners. 
Another interesting observation is that with Welbeck’s acquisition, Arsenal is now the most “English” of all the top four teams with a core of British players that now includes Alex Oxlade Chamberlain, Theo Walcott, Calum Chambers, Jack Wilshire, Kieran Gibbs, Carl Jenkinson and Welshman Aaron Ramsey.