Arsenal linked with Gary Cahill once again
It has been reported that Arsenal have once again been linked with a move for Bolton defender, http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Gary-Cahill-c14439. This news, of the team’s rediscovered interest in the defender, emerged almost immediately after it was reported that the Gunners could potentially face some more problems in their back four.
The http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/England-c749 international was linked to be a potential target for Arsenal at the start of the season and was once again linked with the team at the start of the month. However, considering Arsene Wenger is rather stingy with his cheque book, any and all moves for the player to the Emirates died down. This was due to the fact that Bolton had gone ahead and placed a price tag of a whopping 20 million pounds on the player.
As a result, it was largely believed that Wenger would not make a move for the player. However, considering the fact that Sebastian Squillaci has gone ahead and joined http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Thomas-Vermaelen-c35002 on the injury bench for the team, the manager may not have any other option.
Arsene Wenger is reported to have said, “If Squillaci has a problem then we must quickly go out for a player”
Despite the manager’s comments, it is still strongly believed that he might not actually meet the asking price for the player.
Nonetheless, the manager might still possess the upper hand in the deal. This is because Owen Coyle, who is the manager of Bolton, had previously expressed his desire to bring in Arsenal’s out of favour striker http://www.senore.com/Football-soccer/Carlos-Vela-c8558 to the Reebok Stadium. Putting two and two together, most experts now believe that if the Arsenal manager can somehow work along those lines, he might just land a quality defender before the end of the month.
Wenger, who has recently admitted that Vela has a very limited part in the team’s near future, wouldn’t hesitate to let the player leave, as long as it helps him develop his skills even further. On the other hand, Vela would also be looking to make the move, which would promise him some precious field time, and at the end of it all, if Arsenal manage to land Cahill as a result of this deal, then it would prove to be a win-win situation for everyone.
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