Arsenal ‘Open Talks’ With Agent Of €30m Attacker – Report

By mac14 on April 27, 2014

Arsenal have make contact with the agent of Antoine Griezmann after making the €30m-rated attacker one of their top summer transfer targets, according to reports.

Arsene Wenger confirmed on Friday night that he’ll be staying on as Arsenal boss next season and it seems he’s already started making plans to strengthen his squad.

At least one striker/attacker is expected to be signed this summer and Goal claim the boss has opened talks with the agent of Griezmann about a potential move to the Emirates after scouting the Real Sociedad ace extensively in recent months.

The 23-year-old has been in excellent form in La Liga this season, scoring 16 goals in 31 games, and is capable of playing anywhere across the front three positions so would give us plenty of options in attack.

The France international is known for his pace and dribbling skills, and obviously knows where the goal is, so I think he’d be an excellent addition. Without Walcott in the team, we lack any pace an penetration from the wings so Griezmann would fill that void nicely and his versatility would be a huge asset.

He still has two years left on his current deal and it’s thought it will take a bid in the region of €30m (around £25m) to persuade Sociedad to cash in this summer, but we could also face stiff competition from the likes of Chelsea, Liverpool, PSG and a host of other clubs who have also been linked.

18 Comments

I.P. from South Africa

April 27, 2014 at 7:42 pm

Frenchmen and just MORE Frenchmen from Wenger!!!!! As though we have had not enough of the modern day Frenchmen like Giroud and Co. with their histrionics on the pitch and their Wenger quality which just fizzles out into nothingness after one season. Bring in some REAL quality and discard Wenger’s quality and Wenger as manager then maybe we will return to the GREATNESS of the past.

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- gunnman26
  
  April 27, 2014 at 10:16 pm
  
  Discard wenger? Im sure it was wenger who brought us the best years.its because of wenger we have one of the best stadiums in the world.and these french stars that fizzle out into nothingness.you mean like king henry and viera? Or was u just sipping on too much french wine when u wrote that dribble?
  
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  - I.P. from South Africa
    
    April 28, 2014 at 4:10 am
    
    Gunman, please READ what I have stated regarding French players. The emphasis in that sentence is on MODERN DAY FRENCH PLAYERS.
    
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    - gunnman26
      
      April 28, 2014 at 8:09 am
      
      modern day french players that have got us into the champions league,season after seaon.albiet not giving us the champion team we need,but given on a budget i think arsenal done well,with players like ozil and walcott around giroud he performed well,so the comment of fizzling out carries no weight,without injuries this season we would be where liverpool are now,and the injuries must be blamed on wenger,the overuse of players and not enough cover.
      
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Goodluck

April 27, 2014 at 11:22 pm

I agree wt I.p wenger has nt made efforts to bring in establishd and talent french men,wats de like of Sanogo and giroud doing in arsenal nt 2 talk of diaby.coupled wt de fact dat a majority of de players linked to de club re french pls dis is 2 much of french

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ry

April 28, 2014 at 12:44 am

People like you two haters smile, first of we are always link with a lot a players how much of do we bring in

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Gab

April 28, 2014 at 6:43 am

Truly i have seen this young guy on the pitch, he is among what arsenal need now, the likes of giorld should look for another club, i luv seeing the guy in arsenal shirt.

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Slam

April 28, 2014 at 6:58 am

Arsenal is linked to almost every player out there and end up buying no one. Arsenal needs to really challenge other teams in the transfer market else Arsene can continue to develop his young guns

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Dtony

April 28, 2014 at 7:21 am

sack wenger now and see madrid and co signing him. wenger should be left alone please to do his work

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- Khunz
  
  April 28, 2014 at 9:36 am
  
  All we need are world class players for once. Wenger should give us a strong bench to overcome our yearly injury problem that alway rob us of trophies. Wenger!!! Go and spend on quality players, we want to be champions of Europe next season.
  
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david abedi

April 28, 2014 at 11:26 am

SEEMS LIKE WE ALREADY FORGOTTEN WHAT THINGS WENGER DID AT ARSENAL,STARTING WITH AMAZING STADIUM AND ALSO ARSENAL ARE FINANCIALLY STABLE NOW BECAUSE OF HIM.HE ALWAYS SELL OUR BEST PLAYERS SO WE COULD EARN SOME CASH AND NOT EVEN ONCE WENGER FAIL TO BOOK FOR 4TH SPOT.IT IS THE ONLY CLUB THAT PLAYS UEFA EVERY SEASON.ARSENAL FINISHED TWO SEASONS UNBEATED.WENGER LIKE TO SIGN FRENCH PLAYERS BECAUSE THEY ARE GOOD PLAYES AND THEY HAVE FIGHTING CHARACTER WITH THE LIKES OF KING HENRY,VIERA,BENZEMA,BLAISE MATUIDI,CABAYE,POGBA,GIROUD,MATHIEU FLAMINI,NASRI,GREIZMAN ETC… YOU WILL SEE THAT FRENCH PLAYES DESERVE TO PLAY ARSENAL,SO LETS NOT CROSS THE BOUNDARY AND WE HAVE TO LEAVE WENGER ALONE HE KNOWS WHAT HE IS DOING.IN WENGER WE TRUST lol xxx…

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- Ade
  
  April 28, 2014 at 9:37 pm
  
  True, i agree wit you. He has really done alot. We need improvement, experience and more signin on our players…
  
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SAM AYODEJI

April 28, 2014 at 12:58 pm

After some couple of winnings against small teams, Most of Arsenal fans are now agitating for wenger to stay. They forgot the humiliation against big teams a while ago. The fact is, we need changes so Wenger must go for a Younger coach to take over. Look@ Diego Simone in ATM, how much does he spend yearly?yet he made the team a force to be re corn with.

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ADEYEMI OLUWASEGUN

April 28, 2014 at 2:56 pm

IT APPEARS WENGER IS BIGGER THAN EVERYTHING IN ARSENAL CLUB THE BOARD REVERE HIM THE PLAYERS AND THE FANS DO ALSO HE HAS NEVER DONE ANYTHING IN THEIR FACE YET WE CRUMBLE EVERY FEB/MAR IN EVERY COMPETN PLS FANS IF WE CAN SEND HIM PACKIN ASK HIM TO BUY

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heitz

April 28, 2014 at 3:24 pm

I can smell alot ov hatred,,jus leave wenger alone…he has broughts us this far with a weak team, we jus need to allow him to sign quality to the team moreso in the striking part of the squad by providing him wit enuf cash.
Take it slow on wenger guys.

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Tony Granger

April 29, 2014 at 8:15 am

Haven’t we got enough players?
Surely we have players good enough to play premier league already at Arsenal.
We always seem to buy young stars who at most only get to play a few games and those are in lesser competitions.
Are these players bought for onward selling at a later date I wonder – a supposed investment?
I think somewhere at the club must be a player with amazing potential who is awaiting his chance.
Come on Mr Wenger dispense with the homespun platitudes. Make it your new seasons resolution not to buy anyone and back the players you already have.
Carlos Vela at least deserves a 6 game run.

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SAM AYODEJI

April 29, 2014 at 12:35 pm

Its amazing why people called ur opinion hatred. Arsenal is our team, all u pro wenger should be ashamed of not faciing the fact its time for him to step down. Its not a matter of buying big players cos we have. Its about his style of play. He can’t change pattern to cope with different opposition like morinho does. Imaging if we get draw away to utd,city,eveton,chesea,stoke,Liv,

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SAM AYODEJI

April 29, 2014 at 12:41 pm

I can bet it with anybody that wenger can’t stay beyond 1 or 2 season in any big club in europe, cos most of this teams will give u any players u want so, if u fail no excuse. That’s why Wenger will like to die in Arsenal cos of his job security. The quality in Arsenal is enough to beat any team in the word if a better N mordern day coach handles it. Wenger go N let some 1 else continue.

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