Arsenal ponder move for Loic Perrin
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Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has targeted St Etienne midfielder Loic Perrin to strengthen his squad as doubts continue to surround the future of Mathieu Flamini at the Emirates.
Flamini, who is yet to sign a new four-year, £50,000-per-week deal offered to him by the club, has been linked with a move to Serie A side Juventus, and there are fears in north London that the Frenchman has already agreed in principle to move to Turin.
The loss of Flamini would leave a big hole in the Arsenal midfield as the France international has had an impressive season as the holding midfielder alongside Cesc Fabregas.
The club are reluctant to break their strict salary policy in order to keep Flamini, and chairman Peter Hill-Wood said: "We have made him a proposal.
"We have heard from his representatives but they have not given us a response."
Should Flamini ultimately leave then Wenger would have a ready-made replacement in Perrin.
The 22-year-old impressed after being watched by Arsenal's European scout Gilles Grimandi, and is reportedly keen on a move to the Premier League.
Perrin is contracted to St Etienne until 2010, and is valued at £5 million, but the price tag will not prove an obstacle to Wenger, who has been promised substantial funds to spend this summer.
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Arsenal shows that they have no ambition
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haiz, hope the article is not truth. :|
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So wat if they buy new player if they can't keep existing 1?
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we got the new stadium, income is good flow for us
what is the fucking problem with rewarding one of our best players? be ruthless this summer. sell the whiners, the ones who don't put in effort. bring in a mega player like torres whom im so jealous of.
EDIT: i didnt click post it go post...
... why i so harsh
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aiya just let flamini go lor, then arsenal fall. Its time to let arsene wenger wake up his bloody idea