Arsenal FC closely monitoring Nicolas N’Koulou of Olympique de Marseille – Ligue 1 news
In a time of crisis at http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Cameroon-c2865 international Nicolas N’Koulou has been a beacon of hope for the Rhone giants. The youngster’s consistent performances for Les Phoceens are now catching the attentions of English Premier League side
http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Arsenal-c38429 whose manager Arsene Wenger witnessed first-hand the talented defender’s ability.
“He shoes maturity, self-confidence and has great potential. Nicolas has a lot of football in him and has excellent moral qualities. The important thing is that he is a very good defender. In addition, he is not worried when he has the ball,” said Didier
Deschamps while talking about N’Koulou.
Indeed, the Marseille coach’s sentiments are not hollow as the former AS Monaco player has done really well since his arrival at the Stade Velodrome.
L’Equipe now reports that Arsenal are carefully monitoring the progress of N’Koulou and Arsene Wenger might consider making a bid for him in the next summer transfer window. N’Koulou was brilliant in defence for Les Phoceens in the game against Arsenal at
the Emirates and Wenger was clearly impressed by what the defender had to offer.
And while German international http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Per-Mertesacker-c29680 takes his time in settling down at the club, Arsene Wenger is keen on recruiting a player who has exceptional ability.
However, Olympique de Marseille who recruited the player for just 3.5 million Euros in the summer, might not be looking to let go of N’Koulou. The youngster is under contract until June 2015 which means that Arsenal will have a fair bit of bargaining to
do in order to sign the talented defender who has formed a solid defensive partnership with veteran Senegalese defender http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Souleymane-Diawara-c33850.
However, the current financial situation at Marseille could see the club forced into selling the player. a fee in the region of 10 to 15 million Euros could be enough to make both sides come to an amicable agreement.
Currently, Arsenal are still looking for a good centre-back who can pair up with either http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thomas-Vermaelen-c35002 or Per Mertesacker and N’Koulou seems to be the kind of defender that Wenger would want to have in the future.
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