Rio Ferdinand does not see any major surprises next season when it comes to the Premier League title race with Liverpool and Manchester City his favourites for the crown
Liverpool have already made major moves to strengthen their title-winning squad while City have largely refreshed a team that fell below expectations last term.
And Ferdinand reckons they will slug it out again for the domestic crown, citing Arsenal’s desperate need for a top quality striker.
“It’s only going to be between Liverpool and Man City next season,” Ferdinand said of the title race in his latest YouTube video for ‘Rio Ferdinand Presents‘.
‘Arsenal might kick up a fuss for a couple of months – six months maybe – [but nothing more].
“Arsenal’s signings right now look likely to be Norgaard, who is 31 years old, Kepa, who was a reserve keeper at Chelsea, and Martin Zubimendi, but the entire fan base is crying out for a centre forward or a left winger.”
While Ferdinand is not overly enamoured with Arsenal’s transfer business to date, he is impressed with the work Liverpool have done so far this summer after watching them splash out on a British record deal for Florian Wirtzand substantial moves for Jeremie Frimpong and Milos Kerkez.
He added: “I think what’s not being talked about enough is Liverpool’s ability to go and get a player that City were after, Bayern Munich were after and reportedly Real Madridwere also after. And Liverpool have come out on top in that.
“I can see it so clearly at the club right now, I can see their whole process and their vision – it’s so clear – and as a player, that’s what you want when you walk into the club and they’re pitching the project to you.
“I can imagine Wirtz coming out of that meeting with Slot and saying ‘don’t take any calls from any of those other clubs, I’m going here’.”
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