Another day in the transfer market, so it must be a new target for Arsenal. Today the Daily Mail has Arsenal preparing a bid (I love the thought of Wenger, Gazidis and Friar sitting over a PC and typing out a bid) for Fiorentina’s Felipe Melo.
The price is £15million (it appears that this is the going rate for players) despite the fact that Fiorentina have a bid of £15 million plus a player on the table, Arsenal are supposedly offering less!
Latest developments according to Tribal Football (a valued source of all transfer stories) Fiorentina are interested in Senderos. If Fiorentina are serious about Phillipe, than cash plus player deal could be o nthe cards.
Melo has been on Wenger’s radar for some time now, he sees him as the enforcer we need and with his disciplinary record we will need a suitable deputy. He is a tough tackler, maybe the player we need.
It is reported that he has a €20 million buyout clause, which equates to £17 million, though there were rumours that he signed a new contract at Fiorentina earlier this month.
There is still a lot of uncertainty as to whether this is a “true” story or just a journalist with little else to do and who will never be held to account if this “exclusive” never materializes.
What is for sure is that Wenger WILL sign a central midfielder, what is also certain is that between now and that signing we will be linked with dozens of players, our hopes will go up and then they will be dashed as he signs a new contract or he signs for another club. This unfortunately is the nature of the transfer window, more hot air than actions.
Tomorrow no doubt the interest will switch to Portugal or Russia!
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