According to Express, Edinson Cavani is believed to be interested in Arsenal and the prospect of leading life in London adds fuel to the fire. Cavani had always said that he is happy in Paris, but reports suggest he is now desperate to move to Arsene Wenger's side.
Arsenal, Liverpool and Manchester United have also been linked with moves for Cavani recently. Arsenal have a blunt attack and it's no rocket science to admit that Wenger might rope in Cavani in the summer of 2015. Cavani is like a poacher and an out and out forward.
Arsenal play 4-2-3-1 basically and when Cazorla, Özil and Sanchez would work together in the attacking part of the midfield, a striker like Cavani can suit very well. He does not only has a physicality but he has that killer instinct, something which Arsenal's head striker Olivier Giroud misses very much and Arsenal have been let down for many times due to the failure to convert chances by their frontline, namely Giroud, Welbeck and Sanogo.
Arsene Wenger would first look to strengthen the back with a centre back and a physically string holding midfielder in the January transfer window as they hold paramount importance. But come the summer, Arsenal can sign Cavani given the fact that they are financially much more sound.
Express claim that Cavani has asked PSG to lessen his transfer fee. The 13th best footballer of the year as per the Guardian, 2013, he is believed to be around €64.5 million. It will be interesting to see whether PSG lower the price and can Arsenal afford Cavani in their ranks in the summer.
One thing is for sure, Cavani would be certainly on the radar of Arsene Wenger for he has stated he wishes to win the Premier League by 2017 and certainly he will not leave any stone unturned to conquer it.
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When Abramovich bought Chelsea he had the vision of making Chelsea one of the best clubs in the world and he has achieved that ambition. In this time Chelsea have gone on to win the UCL. The buyers of Man City had similar ambition. We can see why these people have even invested on world class players and the results are there for every one to see.
People are really angry at Wenger not because they don't appreciate what he had done for the club in the past but because of his stubbornness which culminates in his faulty transfer policy. Why should we engage ourselves with such debate on Arsenal's defensive frailties when it was obvious long before the summer transfer window that Arsenal needed to strengthen this area of the team. Yet Wenger stubbornly refused to act. Same goes for the defensive midfield and this criminal negligence has come to haunt us today. It is so frustrating for the fans and it is hard to blame them when at times they resort to booing and abuse.
My take is that Arsenal is gradually but steadily sliding unto mediocrity and would in no distant future become comrades with Stoke City, Sunderland and the likes, unless some drastic measures are taken sooner rather than later. This down ward slide can only be halted with a new manager carefully selected by a Board that is ready to demonstrate greater ambition for a club with the stature of Arsenal f c.