Arsenal are ready to make a
massive offer for Everton
defender Phil Jagielka.
The Daily Star says the Gunners are ready to offer £18m
to grab Jagielka – and leave David Moyes with another summer
headache.
Despite the £10m signing of Lorient centre-back Laurent
Koscielny, Gunners boss Arsene
Wenger is eager to bolster his defensive ranks and
has made the England international his top target.
William Gallas and Mikael Silvestre have both left
Arsenal as free agents while
veteran defender Sol Campbell
still hasn’t decided whether to sign a new 12-month deal, with
Newcastle now joining Sunderland
in showing interest.
Reports at the weekend claim the Gunners have already had a £14m
Jagielka bid rejected.
But they will return with an improved offer for the 27-year-old
and are prepared to splash out £18m to get their man.