Sevilla have sold their French defender Sebastien Squillaci to Arsenal for a fee of around £6million. The fee is the same amount that Sevilla paid Lyon two years ago for him.
After spending eight years with Monaco, in a spell which included over 100 games, Squillaci moved to Lyon. In his two years at Lyon, Squillaci won two Ligue 1 titles, playing over 50 games during that time, before moving to Southern Spain. His last season in Spain was interrupted by injury, with the 30 year old only starting 14 games in the league as his side finished fourth in La Liga.
Arsenal have signed a consistently quality defender who has made over 20 appearances for France in his career so far. However, he has been unlucky to have been around at the same time as a number of quality French defenders. While he has been around the French squad since making his debut in 2004, Squillaci has never managed to cement a place in the first 11.
Sevilla are reportedly looking at Argentinean centre back Martin Demichelis as a replacement for Squillaci. Bayern Munich could be willing to sell Demichelis after the experienced defender had a bust up with his coach Louis Van Gaal.
If Sevilla are to improve on their fourth-placed finish last term – and to be amongst the sides with favourite odds to win La Liga – then they will need to make a new signing. However, crashing out of the Champions League qualifying stages 5-3 against Braga in midweek has made this significantly harder.
Meanwhile, Bayern made a perfect start to their defence of the Bundesliga title on Friday by beating Steve McClaren’s Wolfsburg 2-1. They are one of eight teams to have taken a maximum three points from the opening weekend’s fixtures. Check out the latest Bundesliga betting prices to see if Bayern are tipped to continue this form.
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