Arsenal's Aurier pursuit is over. World Cup best RB likely destination is Liverpool or PSG

Details: Written by George White; Published: Tuesday, 01 July 2014 17:41

Arsenal pursuit of a new right-back has taken a new twist it as it was reported by Mundo Deportivo that Ivorian Serge Aurier will not be moving to the Emirates.

Aurier had agreed personal terms with the Gunners but the his parent club Toulouse were unable to agree a fee with the Premier League side and the deal appears to be off.

Champions League rivals interested

Liverpool and Paris Saint-Germain are now in the hunt to sign the young defender and it seems likely he’ll end up at either of those two teams and not with Arsenal.

The new right-back in Arsene Wenger’s sights is Newcastle’s Mathieu Debuchy.

The French international has enjoyed an excellent 2014 World Cup thus far and has received rave reviews.

Good start to life in Premier League

He adapted to the Premier League fairly quickly with Newcastle and though he has made some mistakes during his time at St James Park, he has tended to impress.

Wenger has certainly been impressed and according to France Football will make a bid for the 28-year-old after the conclusion of the World Cup.

The Metro believe Debuchy will do all he can to leave Newcastle and that backs up claims from the Newcastle Evening Chronicle that the right-back is looking to leave and join a Champions League club.

Minimum £15 million

The Newcastle Evening Chronicle suggest Arsenal will have at least £15 million to secure his services though and if Le Figaro are to be believed then that is the case.

The French newspaper reported today that Arsenal were close to confirming Debuchy as their player. It seems Wenger’s trip to Brazil has proved productive.

With Bacary Sagna now a Manchester City player, it is imperative the Gunners sort out the problematic right-back position and for a change it seems Le Professor is getting his work done early.

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-3 #7 #Aaron James Ramsey 2014-07-04 22:32

Debuchy is much better... and he's french

-1 #6 YEMI 2014-07-03 11:16

I think a Debuchy is better than an Aurier any day any time. Good job Wenger

#5 TD 2014-07-03 08:38

If Serge goes to Liverpool he might just come back to haunt us Yaya Toure style

#4 Leo 2014-07-02 13:26

Aurier is a talent, but we need a RB that can hit the ground running and will cope with the week to week rigours of the EPL.

Debuchy is a solid RB option with EPL experience.

Also we were to sign Aurier, then what message does that send Hector Bellerin?

Bellerin is a future star for Arsenal.

+3 #3 Chuaua 2014-07-01 20:56

Debuchy @ 12m for Aurier @7-8m??? It's a nightmare!! Skills, pace, assist, shots.. Aurier is superior of the two in all respects.. Then why stills opt for Ordinary player-Debuchy..

+2 #2 lb 2014-07-01 20:33

Aurier is the best option at RB for us ... not going after him and meeting a supposed 7-8 million asking price is ***ing ridiculous

+5 #1 TC 2014-07-01 18:15

Not impressed as Mathieu Debuchy seems very ordinary and no better than we have. 15 million is outrageous and to me he is a 4 million player.

Serge Aurier appeared to me to have a little bit of flair and would be an improving player. He looks to make a difference whereas the Frenchman is just another player.

Not happy.

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