According to the Mail on Sunday, Kevin Keegan has
offered Arsenal £4 million for the centre back, an offer which the
Arsenal board are willing to consider although it is thought they
will hold out for £6 million.
The paper suggests the news is unlikely to please manager Arsene
Wenger who is facing an uneasy summer at the Emirates having
already seen Flamini, Hleb, Silva and Lehmann leave the club and
with Adebayor’s future also uncertain.
Despite not being a first choice at Arsenal, Senderos is an
important part of the squad and may be needed at the start of the
season especially as Kolo Toure is currently suffering with malaria
and could potentially miss Arsenal’s opening games.
Senderos joined Arsenal in 2003 from Swiss side Servette but has
struggled to force his way into the first team at the Emirates and
made only 14 league starts last season. He also suffered a
miserable end to the season as he was largely blamed for Arsenal’s
Champions League exit to Liverpool.
However, Senderos was part of Switzerland’s Euro 2008 squad
and put in some decent performances as well as being an ever
present in a weak Swiss side which finished bottom of Group
A.
swap for given?