"Manchester United" leads the race for London's "Arsenal" defender Thomas Vermaelen.
It is reported that the 28-year-old player's desire and recently acquired for 20 million euros Jeremy Mathieu from "Barcelona".
However, the "Red Devils" do not just need to agree with Vermaelen himself - they also need to persuade Arsene Wenger to sell the player, as a 7.5 million euro offer was rejected.
"I can't guarantee that he will stay. But if we let Thomas leave, we will definitely buy a new defender", - said A. Wenger.
Belgian has been playing for "Arsenal" since 2009.
