Juventus are ready to swoop for Arsenal midfielder
Mathieu Flamini, according to Juve director Jean-Claude Blanc. The
24-year-old France international is out of contract at The Emirates
at the end of the season, and has yet to put pen-to-paper on an
extension.
Speculation has been rife that a number of clubs are keen to
sign Flamini, with Juventus linked with a move. Gunners boss Arsene
Wenger recently stated that a decision over his future is imminent;
however Juventus have now confirmed their interest.
Reports in Italy claim a Juve will offer the tenacious
midfielder a five-year deal, worth in the region of £3million per
season. "This is an important player who we have been chasing for
some time," Blanc said in Corriere dello Sport. "And it
will have to be good to take him because many teams are interested.
"In order to convince champions you need to take into account their
ambitions. To get champions you have to think big."
Flamini signed for Arsenal from Marseille in 2004, and has made
the centre-midfield position his own this season after previously
struggling to hold down a regular first-team berth.