Following the departure of Gilberto Silva, Aliaksandr Hleb and
Mathieu Flamini, Arsenal’s priority in the summer transfer market
had been to sign a top quality centre midfielder.
So far manager Arsene Wenger has not brought in any
replacements, and their narrow 1-0 win over newly promoted West
Bromwich Albion on Saturday suggested that the Gunners are lacking
a bit punch in the middle-of-the-park.
Arsenal have been linked to Aston Villa's Gareth Barry, Xabi
Alonso of Liverpool and Yaya Toure, brother of Arsenal defender
Kolo, but with all these players now cup-tied from Europe, it
appears unlikely that any will be arriving in North London.
According to the Daily Mail, Wenger could now be set to make one
big last effort to sign Udinese midfielder Inler before the end of
the transfer window on September 1.
The 24-year-old has seen his stock rise over the past 12 months
after a superb debut season in Serie A, following his transfer from
FC Zurich.
Inler, who has been also been associated with a move to
Liverpool, Juventus and Inter, is valued at €10m..
The classy schemer has stated on a number of occasions that he
wants to stay at Udinese, but it remains to be seen whether or not
he can resist a move to England, should an offer be
forthcoming.
source: goal.com