Nuri Sahin: by SV
With the Cazorla deal all but done (it may even be done by the time this reaches you), Arsene’s attentions will now turn to the signature of one Nuri Sahin. We all know that Arsenal are interested and it now appears that we are in a more advanced stage of the negotiations. Arsenal are looking to bring Sahin in to cover for our two injured midfielders (Wilshere and Rosicky) so, clearly, Wenger doesn’t want to sign another attacking midfielder long term at the moment; meaning a loan deal for Sahin fits the bill perfectly.
There are many reasons being bandied around for why the deal is taking time, but the most common ones are as follows:
A) Arsenal are looking for an option to buy at the end of the loan period, for a set price. The reasons for this are obvious. We don’t want to take the player, let Wenger do his magic, and then just hand Real back a top class player.
B) Madrid are waiting for the signing of Spurs’ Luka Modric before letting Nuri go. I am quite sceptical about this as, even without Modric there, Sahin very rarely got a game for Real’s first team.
Anyway, there are also various opinions as to when the deal will be completed, if at all. There is doubt surrounding the deal because it has been reported that Turkish side Galatasaray are very interested in taking Nuri on loan too. I don’t think that anyone doubts that Arsenal would be his preferred option, but if Galatasaray are more willing to meet Real’s demands, then you never know.
Numerous relatively reliable accounts on Twitter claim that Sahin has spoken to the club and expressed his desire to join us, but there is a significant hold up over the loan fee and the afore-mentioned option to buy. However, The Independent are far more confident about the deal, saying that they expect it to be done in the next 48 hours (which is pretty soon, considering that this was in yesterday’s paper).
All in all, it does look positive for us. Our midfield looks very strong and, as I said yesterday, I think that our defence is essentially solid. As for our striker department, it’s pretty good without RVP, and breathtaking with him.
So the future’s bright, the future’s red and white.
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