Arsenal given Khedira boost

Details: Written by Jason Phillips; Published: Sunday, 13 July 2014 17:14

Sami Khedira is set to enter talks with Arsenal after contract extension discussions with Real Madrid fell through this week.

The German World Cup finalist has been on the Gunners radar for a while, the club looking for an all-action midfielder to add to an ambitious squad ready to compete for the title next season.

When I met you in the summer

The Daily Star claim that Arsenal will have to spend £20 million in order to get their man, while the player himself is demanding a contract worth £150,000 a week to swap sunny Spain for North London.

Real Madrid are aware that Khedira has no plans to extend his deal with them, El Confidencial revealing that the player could decide to run down his contract and leave for free next summer if he wishes.

Too many midfielders spoil the team

The Champions League winners will not have any preference on where Khedira should go. Arsenal’s rivals Chelsea are lurking in the shadows in case personal terms cannot be agreed with Arsene Wenger’s side.

Kept out of the team last year by Ancelotti’s favourites Angel di Maria, Luka Modric and Xabi Alonso, coupled with the potential arrivals of James Rodriguez and Toni Kroos, Khedira is aware that his future lies away from the Bernabeu.

German Revolution

A potential World Cup winner come Sunday night, Khedira’s valuation and wage requests could become even higher than once thought. This would put Arsenal in a compromising position which may risk any deal being completed.

However, with whispers over the future of Santi Cazorla, About Diaby and Mikel Arteta, Khedira would be a perfect addition who would fit in well with the German revolution that Wenger is aiming to create.

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#8 Abeeb 2014-07-15 13:59

Hope still we need more defender lyk 2 nd 3 for replacement nd more wingers

#7 TC 2014-07-14 17:52

WTF about the defence?????? haven't we got enough in midfield FFS Wonga get a grip

#6 YEMI 2014-07-14 16:32

he has the experience needed and the good midfield leadership skills needed

-1 #5 happy 2014-07-14 06:00

Why does take long for wenger to sign aplayer and thats why they hijack most his potential play makers .finaly make use of da money to the club's demand and compete for the trophies

#4 Tom Connolly 2014-07-13 23:46

I honestly think we can get a player more suited to our needs that khedira. What we need is a pure defensive minded player. Bring in Luis gustavo.

+3 #3 STEVE 2014-07-13 23:23

my first choice in the defensive midfield is lars bender, 2nd choice is morgan schneiderlin. bender is a good ball winner and holds the midfield together and is predominantly a defensive midfielder that knows his position. schneiderlin is a very good tackler, a pure defensive midfielder and can be nutured to hold the midfield better. khedira is a just a hard working box to box midfielder, he is not a natural defensive midfielder, he tends to go forward a lot and leaves his position vacant. thou he is a good player, but he is not what arsenal needs.

+1 #2 jon docherty 2014-07-13 18:57

Get him signed man bout time we got world class in our side I say more midfielders all the better !!!!!!!

-3 #1 steven unwin 2014-07-13 18:11

I DONT THINK WE SHOULD BUY HIM,THIS TIME NEXT YEAR HE WILL BE READY TO RETURN TO SPAIN, AH MEN.

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