Parting shot! Bitter Nasri off to Man City
as midfielder claims £23m deal is 'nearly done'
Au revoir: Nasri is set to join Manchester City in a
£23million deal
Samir Nasri has confirmed he is close to
following Cesc Fabregas out of Arsenal and claimed he will do so
with a sense of 'anger and bitterness'.
A day after accusing fans of being disrespectful on
Twitter, Nasri left a message for Facebook followers to reinforce
his feelings.
'It's nearly done,' said the France midfielder in
reference to a proposed £23million transfer to Manchester
City.
Au revoir: Nasri is set to join Manchester City in a
£23million deal
'I will leave with bitterness and anger in my heart.
I am proud for having played with the Gunners.
'I have been very disappointed by the supporters
last weekend. I am still an Arsenal player but I will leave very
soon.'
City hope to complete the transfer before the
weekend, with Arsenal at home to Liverpool on Saturday
lunchtime.
Waving goodbye: Wenger lost Fabregas on Monday and now
Nasri is set to leave
Stamp it out: Song was given a three-match ban on
Tuesday
Arsene Wenger will be without suspended pair
Gervinho and Alex Song for that match.
Gervinho was sent off at Newcastle last Saturday for
slapping Joey Barton and his appeal against a three-match ban was
rejected by the FA yesterday.
Song was given a retrospective three-game suspension
for a stamp on Barton which the officials missed at the time and
Arsenal decided not to contest it.
It was during the goalless draw at St James' Park
when visiting Gunners fans reworked their usual celebratory Nasri
song to accuse him of being greedy.
The sentiment stems from his refusal to extend a
contract at the Emirates which expires next summer.
Turkish delight: Eboue has joined Galatasaray
Arsenal have offered a new deal worth
£90,000 a week but City have dwarfed it with a package worth
£165,000 a week.
Nasri did not play in the Champions League play-off
against Udinese last night. He was serving a one-match ban for
comments made after last season's quarter-final defeat at
Barcelona.
It helped manager Wenger avoid the thorny issue of
whether he should play and be cup-tied and unable to play for City
later in the competition, but nothing appears likely to stop
another star player leaving.
Gael Clichy has already moved north to Eastlands and
Fabregas was sold to Barcelona for £35m on Monday.
There were more departures yesterday, with Emmanuel
Eboue joining Turkish side Galatasaray for £3m on a four-year deal.
Mexican striker Carlos Vela joined Real Sociedad on loan for the
season and 21-year-old Brazilian defender Pedro Botelho also moved
to Spain for a year to join newly promoted Rayo
Vallecano.
