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Mata of time before Wenger brings Valencia ace to Arsenal for £15m

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Arsenal target Juan Mata’s family and representatives are in London to discuss the midfielder’s £15m move from Valencia, says this morning’s Daily Mirror.

They say the move could open the door for fellow Spain international Cesc Fabregas to be finally be sold to Barcelona. Fabregas will not be involved in this weekend’s Emirates Cup, a “clear sign” that the Gunners are becoming resigned to losing him, says the paper. Mata, 23, can play wide or as an attacking midfielder.

The Telegraph claim progress has been made on Mata, who would they say would cost an initial £13 million, rising to £17.5 million. Mata’s potential arrival is likely to pave the way for Samir Nasri to move into the Fabregas role behind a main central striker.

Meanwhile, other reports today suggest Arsenal are to be offered Real Madrid forward Karim Benzema for £25m as the Spanish club prepare a move for Manchester City forward Carlos Tevez. And another one doing the rounds is that AW is to approach Lille for their 20-year-old Belgian attacking midfielder Eden Hazard.

Elsewhere today, Blackburn’s Chris Samba has hinted he is keen to move to the Arsenal. The 27-year-old signed a new contract at Ewood Park back February but has been linked with a move throughout the summer.

He is quoted on The Sun’s website: “A player who has no ambition to play at a higher level has made a mistake and chosen the wrong sport. I don’t know what is happening with Arsenal because I am not dealing with it and it’s not my problem.

“At the minute I am still at Blackburn but it would be a big lie if I told you ‘everything is good and I don’t want to play in the Champions League’. I don’t know what the board and the manager at Blackburn are planning or what provisions they have made for signing new players.

“It is difficult for me at the moment because I’m just waiting to see what happens and concentrating on my preparation for the new season.”

CARL ELDRIDGE – Follow me on Twitter @eldomedia

 

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  • ONYEABOR GABRIEL

    Mata ,Samba,Harzad,Benzema all gud news.When it happens fans has something to cheer

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  • Liam

    How concrete and reliable is the source for this Mata deal?

    Knowing Wenger none of these will happen, but if all did would it convince Nasri to sign a new deal?

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  • Aussie Jack

    Mata, Benzema,Hazard, and Samba. That`s around 65 million pounds. Who`s kidding who?

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  • andy

    Apparantly Samba is very angry with Arsenal fans about whats been said that he wants to come to Arsenal claiming hes never said a thing. The sun never gets it right. Mata and Benzema would be perfect but very much doubt it. I’m affraid another Arsenal fan clutching at straws, believe it when on arsenal.com

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  • dudumechniro

    AW if you like buy is by force believe me you will not throw bottel water up this season,you will eat bottel like food.Give gibbs chance to play left back for you so that he will attack not come back againg..

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  • Kumail

    Mata will defo sign for £13.2 million, samba said now he is happy at blackburn. Not sure about the other two.

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  • chyd

    why do people believe that change is not possible in Arsenal? Arsene will always know because he loves Arsenal irrespective what we do fans think.I’ve always known that he as his summer transfer plans cut out and his scouts have also given him enoug reports on those to go for.Arsene way will always remain unique,not paying over the odd doesn’t mean that he’s not going for quality.So mind your statement though it’s your entitlement.

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  • HadNUFF

    The clubs transfer negotiations are always bloody long drawn out,sometimes never ending tiring draining process so nothing should be taken for granted!

    The only time the incompetents old farts are decisive is when it comes to raising the season ticket prices!!!

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  • Zambian fan

    To understand why the Arsenal defence is so porous, one only needs to have watched the French league opener between Marseille and Lille where about 5 goals were scored in the final ten minutes and that included added time! This is the league where stubborn Mr. Hopeless Arsene Wenger gets his ‘star’ defenders from. Is it any wonder Asenal have been trophyless in the last six years? Last night reminded me of that 4 all draw with Newcastle last season where Newcasle scored 4 goals in the last 27 minutes. Can’t Wenger not get some quality defenders from the English league?

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  • ronnie

    if we get mata,benzema and 1 from jagelkia,cahill or samba id be over the moon.let cesc go play nasri in middle.happy days gunners would be a force again.

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  • Berg10

    £65m less £35m for CF4….Gazidis said there was money set aside, I still doubt it but who knows.

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  • terry

    if mata signs fab is gone- as for benzema
    not a chance wenger would spend 25 mill
    on anyone.i do believe he will sign a premier league defender though.

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  • terry

    [quote name=dudumechniro]AW if you like buy is by force believe me you will not throw bottel water up this season,you will eat bottel like food.Give gibbs chance to play left back for you so that he will attack not come back againg..[/quote]answers on a postcard?????? :sigh:

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  • goonamerica

    Arsenal are all the news today and where there is smoke….
    We can add and change players but we must also be more flexible in our playing style. Is that showing up in the preseason games? I simply don’t know and must rely on your reports. It appears a new midfield mentality is being created with AR and JW and the Nasri disruption is… a disruption. I think he might be more pissed about Gunner fans slagging him off than the money. I think he feels he has been loyal and he has played well and that he was honest in early days saying he was happy with us … and then some yahoo’s out there send him dodgy texts calling him a c*nt and everything goes sideways.
    There is a petulent side of Nasri which we have all seen in games wherein he does not let things roll off his back very well. I would not doubt off the pitch he can show the same mentality and rush to anger when dealing with AW or the club generally.
    I seem to remember even last year getting Nasri on my fantasy football team for a very good price and he created a great deal of points for me for most of the season. This year he is no longer a bargain. He needs to have another very strong season to be taken seriously.

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