Vertonghen keen on Arsenal move

Belgian defender Jan Vertonghen admitted that a move to Arsenal would be one of his preferred choices for his next destination, should he decide to quit Ajax this summer. Man City and Tottenham are also interested in the defender.

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has been monitoring the defender for some time, but currently has an array of talent in his defensive department, so a move would be unlikely.


But it seems that the Belgian defender would love a move to the Emirates.


"I have instructed my agent carefully," Vertonghen said. "He knows which clubs I want to join, and Arsenal are one of them.


"Arsenal are a magnificent club and I hear a lot of good things about English football. If a club of Arsenal's calibre can reach agreement with Ajax, then I will gladly go over.


"I haven't signed anything with them yet. But I went to watch them against Milan, together with my Ajax team-mate Siem de Jong, after [Thomas] Vermaelen invited us."