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Khedira ‘Pushing For Arsenal Move’ After Rejecting Madrid Contract

By mac14 on July 10, 2014

Some interesting reports coming out of Spain today with El Confidencial claiming that Sami Khedira is pushing to join Arsenal after rejecting a contract extension at Real Madrid.

Khedira has just entered the final year of his contract at the Bernabeu and the Mirror are citing Spanish newspaper El Confidencial as saying he has turned down a two-year extension and is now trying to secure a move to the Emirates.

The German international is close friends with Mesut Ozil and it’s understood the pair have spoken at length about life in north London, so it appears Ozil may have played a key role in persuading the midfielder his future should be at Arsenal.

These rumours come shortly after reports suggesting that Arsene Wenger was lining-up a £24m bid for the 27-year-old as he continues to try and bring in a long-term replacement for Mikel Arteta.

Madrid are expected to cash-in this summer if Khedira doesn’t commit his future to the club as they don’t want to risk losing him for nothing in 12 months time, and it looks like we’re in the driving seat to secure his signature.

However, before we get too excited, a major stumbling block over any potential deal is that Khedira is believed to want around £150,000-a-week and I really don’t see Arsene paying that kind of money for a defensive midfielder.

Those wages would put him on around £8m-per-season and make him our highest paid player, so unless he’s willing to lower his demands, I don’t think we’ll see Khedira in an Arsenal shirt any time soon.

21 Comments

beje

July 10, 2014 at 3:12 pm

That kind of wages we can sign Sebastian Sweinsteiger nr. 1 defensive midfielder in the world. But I think Wenger’s Plan B and C much desirable if Khedira don’t want lower his demands.

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- King Shango
  
  July 10, 2014 at 4:51 pm
  
  He’ll not cost that much as it will be his last year, I think we should pay him what he wants as he is class.
  
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oge jenny

July 10, 2014 at 3:13 pm

Arsene Wenger should sign him immetiately

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ogunleye tunde

July 10, 2014 at 4:19 pm

am happy wit alexis sanchez dat he sho arsenal is term.i wil be api 2 if khedira come to arsenal

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- deejay1952
  
  July 10, 2014 at 5:08 pm
  
  are you eyelituratte or just plain dumb ?
  
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bc

July 10, 2014 at 5:00 pm

If he refuses to sign, Madrid might well let us have him for half that figure, we will then pay him a lump sum and about what ozil’s on. That will keep him happy.

Khedira has the ability and discipline to be the Dm for arsenal and eventually take over from schweinsteiger for Germany.

If I was wenger i would make a £15m offer for khedira, schneirderlin and both the benders. Any of the 4 will do the job. If all 4 were accepted I would sell arteta flamini diaby rosicky coquelin and galindo to make way for them. With thecexception of khedira, part ex deals might even be a possibility?

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ogunleye tunde

July 10, 2014 at 5:03 pm

up arsenal u 2 much arsen baba

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nigel hill

July 10, 2014 at 8:16 pm

8m year is to much. If hummels going for 25m I would prefer we got him tbh

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ALHASSAN KAMARA

July 10, 2014 at 9:29 pm

PLEASE WENGER DON’T U EVER THINK OF LOANING JENKELSON

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ALHASSAN KAMARA

July 10, 2014 at 9:43 pm

PLS WENGER DON’T EVER THINK OF LOANIG JENKELSON. BECAUSE IF ANYTHING HAPPENS TO DEBUCHY THEN WHO WILL BE THE REPLACEMENT AND NOW U THINKING OF SELLING VARMALEN,PLS WENGER THINK WISELY,FROM ALHASSAN IN FREETOWN SIERRALEONE

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Rama temba

July 10, 2014 at 11:26 pm

Please wenger buy khedira is good hero…

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Rama temba

July 10, 2014 at 11:32 pm

Well come sanches I wish u good life emirates

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galiwango nasifU

July 11, 2014 at 7:22 am

PLEASE donot loan jackson

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Habtu

July 11, 2014 at 9:56 am

Ya kehdira is fit player @ defensive midfilder we need him more than Arteta b/c Arteta has delayance on his play n he is not fast.

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Mark Busuttil

July 11, 2014 at 10:44 am

Bring Alex Song or Louis Gustavo with lowest price and wage

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Mark Busuttil

July 11, 2014 at 11:21 am

If you put on loan Jenkinson bring Richards aleternative for Debuchy and he cam play as a central defender as well

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Kibaki yare

July 11, 2014 at 11:43 am

Yea bring khadira

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Draxler

July 11, 2014 at 11:48 am

We go 4 wat He gives us FUNNs

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Nasiru isyaku jahun

July 11, 2014 at 11:57 am

We want remove geroud from arsenal sqeut

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Byamukama Roland

July 11, 2014 at 1:49 pm

lets hve more hopes for Samie K to join arsenal amidst the low salary

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Godfirst Chibuzor

July 16, 2014 at 11:33 pm

were arsenal are very happy for what wenger has done.but if arsenal will sing more three pleyer like balotllie Di maria plus canavini that war in epl this season..

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