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Arsenal ‘Open Talks’ Over €23m Deal For PERFECT Midfielder – Report

By on July 18, 2014

According to reports tonight, Arsenal have opened talks with Southampton over a potential €23m (£18m) deal to sign midfielder Morgan Schneiderlin.

After signing Alexis Sanchez and Mathieu Debuchy, Arsene Wenger has turned his attention to bringing in a defensive-minded midfielder to act as a long-term replacement for Mikel Arteta.

We’ve been strongly linked with Sami Khedira in recent weeks but it seems that deal has stalled over the German international’s wage demands, forcing the boss to look elsewhere.

Goal claim that we’ve now gone back in for Schneiderlin after monitoring the French international over the past 12 months and there were even reports we made an offer for him back in January.

These latest reports suggest we have now opened talks with Southampton and while we’re believed to be willing to pay €19m (£15m) for the 24-year-old, the South Coast club value him at nearer €23m (£18m).

Obviously there’s not a huge difference between our valuations, which should give us confidence a deal can be done, but Southampton are likely to play hardball having already seen Luke Shaw, Adam Lallana and Rickie Lambert force their way out the club this summer.

However, Schneiderlin has dropped several hints in recent weeks that he wants to play in the Champions League, which should certainly work in our favour, and I’d be delighted if we could bring the Frenchman to the Emirates as I feel he’d be the PERFECT foil for the likes of Aaron Ramsey and Jack Wilshere next season.

Schneiderlin is quick, loves to tackle, doesn’t stop running, is decent in the air, and will be happy to just sit in front of the defence and break up play. He’s exactly what we need to add to our midfield this summer so fingers crossed we can get a deal done.

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  1. arsenal4life

    July 18, 2014 at 5:54 pm

    At last – a decent report that makes total sense.

    • Pete Wesley

      July 18, 2014 at 6:40 pm

      To Who….it makes no sense at all…Saints do not wish to sell him, we have no need for the money and the talk is of making him our Captain. This cheap journalism is pathetic and anybody that thinks we are going to sell Morgan for this amount is wrong. Of course he would be PERFECT for you….just as he is PERFECT for us…go swivel!

  2. IQa

    July 18, 2014 at 6:00 pm

    Hope they tell them to get stuffed, parasites incapable of developing their own talent. A disgrace and a drain on English football, just like Chelsea and Man City.

    • beje

      July 18, 2014 at 6:03 pm

      Congratulations you are next silent Stan more likely Silent IQa.

    • Paul Mason

      July 18, 2014 at 10:04 pm

      Dont even lump us in with cheatski and the manc twats we have our own academy and foryou to say we steal yourlayerswe make just as many from the ground up as you do just bevause everyone wants to leave yourclub dont blame it on the gunners talk to sneiderlein

  3. beje

    July 18, 2014 at 6:02 pm

    Champions league where we go. Schniederlin Sanchez Debuchy Campbell what exciting season we will have but if we had Loic Remy that make our contra scarier than ever.

  4. Benson Atwikirize

    July 18, 2014 at 6:03 pm

    pz wenger go 4someone who’s capable someone wiz strong mentallity look 9yrs on de road kidding let this term be ours.

  5. Will Tanner

    July 18, 2014 at 6:57 pm

    Why would anyone think that Southampton are willing to sell spiderman, complete nonsense

  6. Festus fiang

    July 18, 2014 at 7:01 pm

    It Make sense his a good player

  7. Ebuka

    July 18, 2014 at 7:04 pm

    I knw sat it will be him

  8. Carlos

    July 18, 2014 at 7:41 pm

    Southampton will sell, just like they sold all the others. Just a question of money. Soton are no different from any other club, what you think they developed all their players themselves? Don’t make laugh, they buy players from other clubs like the rest of us. Small minded country folk.

  9. ubi thankGod

    July 18, 2014 at 7:47 pm

    Please mr wenger add him up

    • erick nyaribari

      July 18, 2014 at 8:20 pm

      am from kenya mr wenger add many striker as you can

  10. Ken

    July 18, 2014 at 7:51 pm

    @pete wesley, dnt be so upset . . . Arsenal a bigger club . . . I guess in ur plc of work u hate promotion 2 a higher level . . .

  11. Amanzuru Mike

    July 18, 2014 at 7:53 pm

    let it be so please

  12. zawadi

    July 18, 2014 at 8:34 pm

    He is agood player,let him join this great club.

  13. lord vega

    July 18, 2014 at 8:47 pm

    We should also get remy, dat guy pls like henry. If we don’t buy him 4 who he his now, we would buy him 4 who he will bcome and dat will 4kingly expensive.

  14. goodyp

    July 18, 2014 at 8:49 pm

    … Lolz.. Southampton fans angry…. Why blame Arsenal wanting to sign Morgan..??? Arsenal have abition to fullfil…. Arsenal will deffinately have ther man like other clubs like Man u and looserfools have done….!!!

  15. Ejike Morrison

    July 18, 2014 at 8:52 pm

    Wenger keep signinng good players because we are going for the bigger price!

  16. erick nyaribari

    July 18, 2014 at 9:01 pm

    hy wenger arsernal his our faverite team make sure this season we will carry the trophy so buy many players as you can

  17. jimmy bosswell

    July 18, 2014 at 9:06 pm

    my DNA result was found #arsenal pliz wenger rather force bender in with remy as a perfect back up

  18. yusuph toyin

    July 18, 2014 at 9:11 pm

    Arsene Wenger should pls buy what he in time as we even praise him when he buy sahcet in time, any player he need should be bought in time

  19. gentle

    July 18, 2014 at 9:39 pm

    plz wenger get us bender remy pls cos i have bet my house that we will carry EPL tittle pls pls and pls

  20. Eyanae

    July 18, 2014 at 9:42 pm

    Plz mr wenger we need quality players and thanz 4 signing sanchez

  21. Paul Mason

    July 18, 2014 at 10:07 pm

    Dont even lump us in with cheatski and the manc twats we have our own academy and foryou to say we steal your players we make just as many from the ground up as you do just because everyone wants to leave yourclub dont blame it on the gunners talk to sneiderlein

  22. prince

    July 18, 2014 at 10:32 pm

    Pls wenger I lov him

  23. deabbey

    July 19, 2014 at 1:14 am

    I think this guy will be perfect with what we already have watch him his such a good player please wenger this one sign him up.

  24. Kevin owino

    July 19, 2014 at 1:51 am

    Sir wenger plz go 4 snadarlin,he is the perfect arteta replacement. I love him he the best mida

  25. ali kabir

    July 19, 2014 at 4:54 am

    taks wenga singn him up

  26. qozeem

    July 19, 2014 at 5:04 am

    Wow, schneiderlin! I can’t wait to see him on Arsenal’s jersy. He is amazing!!!

  27. Gilbert

    July 19, 2014 at 5:18 am

    Good work wenger, we see more trophies coming to Emirates.

  28. Omoboriowo tope

    July 19, 2014 at 6:13 am

    Dont kill there club 4 them, they sell there best players bcs of money, they dont av that financia power to oldon to those players. All players want to play in champion sleage, and colect big wages dont forget that this player was included in france squard that went to word cup, so now is an international player and dont forget that in ARSENAL we av FRENCH connection so if we need him we can take him is very easy 4 us. And this guy is alread make a statement that he want to play in champion sleage which ARSENAL can easely ofer him so guy no ves is player fucture that is merter most

  29. Iam noah frm kenya

    July 19, 2014 at 6:31 am

    Wenger why do we participet always in champs but we have never carried the cup add good plays who wil take uefa cup

  30. segun

    July 19, 2014 at 6:36 am

    pls I Luv him

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