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Arsenal’s chase for Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin seems to be coming to an end.  It is understood by London’s Evening Standard and many other media outlets that he is close to being re-united with Mauricio Pochettino.

This comes to as a blow to Arsenal as they are in the market for a defensive midfielder.

However, it seems like Arsenal are looking at other targets such as William Carvalho of Sporting Lisbon and Sami Khedira.  The preferred target seems to be William Carvalho and it is understood that Arsenal have a £24 million offer on the table however, this has yet to be confirmed. Moreover, Sporting Lisbon are holding out for £34 million.

Carvalho is 22 and is often compared to Viera and is probably a better type of player for Arsenal. Schneiderlin would have been a good option though especially with his premier league experience. Arsenal are definitely in the market for a defensive midfielder and I hope we get Carvalho.

As Tim Payton remarked on twitter this is the reason Schneiderlin hasn’t signed for Arsenal;

“Arsenal's scouts & manager weren't convinced Schneiderlin delivered in the big games. Perfect for Spurs then as they don't have many of them”

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#2 alexis gooner 2014-07-29 06:15
I think he will be a good signing. He is a little bit reckless at times, yeah but he will let people know of his presence in the mid field. He will help the defence line a little too n who knows he is a fast learner n will adapt to the champions league too. William carvalho looks good too but he has not played in the pl or cl. It will be a little risky to buy him at such an expensive price but give him time n I think he will do good. I just would like to see arsenal get schneirderlin, carvalho or bender.
+1 #1 Gautham 2014-07-29 04:19
His best games last season by far we're Arsenal(home) and City(away). Big games, but maybe our judgements are biases by his performance against us. Really good player, imo. Better passer than William, PL experience. William has a better tackling technique though. Morgan Illinois reckless at times.