Ghanain centre back on trial

Last updated : 01 August 2006 By Chris Parry
23 year-old Ghanain Shilla Illiasu will be put through his paces at London Colney to see if he is up to the job of replacing Sol Campbell in the first team squad.

The fee (if the player is deemed to be up to the job) is likely to be around half a million quid.

Ashley Cole would appear to be moving across London to join Chelsea this week, so once again Wenger is accruing huge profits in the transfer market that as usual seem destined to disappear into a black hole.

Whilst one can only admire his knack of unearthing young players, it would be nice if he could - just for a change - bring in some proven world class talent to bolster the squad.

Our 'transitional seasons' are destined to become 'transitional decades' - we really do need a player that is ready to go from the off, especially at centre half, rather than gambling on a relative unknown.