Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has hinted he may bid for Aston Villa midfielder Gareth Barry under Liverpool's noses after landing Manchester United's Mikael Silvestre this week.
On the subject of pursuing potentially cup-tied targets ( Barry was not able to secure a move to Anfield during the summer and is now ineligible for the group stages of the Champions League after appearing in Aston Villa’s UEFA Cup campaign ), Wenger also added:
This is perhaps the sign for Wenger interest on Barry rather than Xabi Alonso or Gokhan Inler.
While The Times says The Reds boss Rafa Benitez is eager to find a buyer for Xabi, but he should have to drop his £16 million asking price if he wants to do business with Arsenal. Xabi has played very well yesterday when Spain beat Denmark 3-0 on Friendly Match, he scored 2 goals for Spain.
Or maybe Wenger look in to Gokhan Inler, for a cheaper players ( £8M ) rather than Xabi Alonso ( £16M ) and Gareth Barry ( £18M )?
Arsenal's £10M bid for Barry has been refused.
Who will be the next signing?
"I can surprise you sometimes, as I got one in whom you did not expect, and there still might be one more player coming in," said the Arsenal manager.
"You know the position, but I cannot tell you much more."
"There is interest always on Barry or another names, but I do not want to give you any names"
"Barry is a good player, but the problem with players who are 27 or 28 is that you pay big money and then you get nothing back."
"But we are not in a desperate situation because we have Song back from the Olympics, Diaby does not look too far away and hopefully we can good news from [Tomas] Rosicky in the next two weeks.
"We are not short, but one more body is possible."
On the subject of pursuing potentially cup-tied targets ( Barry was not able to secure a move to Anfield during the summer and is now ineligible for the group stages of the Champions League after appearing in Aston Villa’s UEFA Cup campaign ), Wenger also added:
"I believe once somebody cannot play for you in Europe, it devalues the player for the season - but it is not necessarily stopping you from buying a player."
This is perhaps the sign for Wenger interest on Barry rather than Xabi Alonso or Gokhan Inler.
While The Times says The Reds boss Rafa Benitez is eager to find a buyer for Xabi, but he should have to drop his £16 million asking price if he wants to do business with Arsenal. Xabi has played very well yesterday when Spain beat Denmark 3-0 on Friendly Match, he scored 2 goals for Spain.
Or maybe Wenger look in to Gokhan Inler, for a cheaper players ( £8M ) rather than Xabi Alonso ( £16M ) and Gareth Barry ( £18M )?
Arsenal's £10M bid for Barry has been refused.
Who will be the next signing?
