CL winner: West Ham must continue brilliant transfer work by signing Barcelona ace
Premier League experience
Spending five years with north London giants Arsenal, Vermaelen made a total of 110 Premier League appearances for the Gunners.
That knowledge of England’s top flight has seen him prove himself as more than adequate in the Premier League.
After completing high-profile signings such as Hart and Hernandez, an ambitious aim of the top six does not seem so far out of reach now and signing Vermaelen will only take them closer to that.