Arsenal are believed to be keeping tabs on £23.4million rated Mauro Icardi, with a view of luring him to the Emirates Stadium from Inter this winter, according to Spanish media outlet Fichajes.
The Gunners were rumoured to have come close to signing world-class strikers in Karim Benzema and Edinson Cavani all summer, but their manager, Arsene Wenger recently revealed that he had failed to bring in reinforcements only due to the lack of availability of convincing quality in the transfer market.
The report, however, claims that the London outfit have identified their ideal striker in the Argentine and even goes on to state that they may even trigger the release clause, if the Italian side had attached any, despite the striker penning a new deal at San Siro only this summer.
The 22-year-old has been the linchpin of the Nerazzurri since his move from Sampdoria three seasons ago, but he does not seem to be achieving glories with them as Inter still are wrestling to regain their lost prime.
Meanwhile, the Community Shield winners also seem to be devoid of the final piece of the puzzle – a top-class striker.
A move for Mauro Icardi could turn out to be symbiotic for either party, but Arsenal may have to table an offer that Inter should find too difficult to turn down.
When Manchester United could shell out £58.8million for an unproven prospect, Arsene Wenger shall not mind breaking the bank for this established goal-machine.
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Past his best?
If he had any...!!
Daily mail ran a survey and, apparently, 7 out of 10 Arsenal still want Wenger to stay.
This why I said Wenger does not matter because this club (and the fans are the club) do not the mentality and the ambition to do better. Let's not forget that fans also set up the status of the club.
Have you been to the Emirates? It is as quiet as my bedroom! Always over powered and over noised by away fans... Pitiful!
We will never win the league again (that is just a fact) and we can forget about the CL (need to be a top club to achieve that).
Until we get a proper coach (not a suit, like Wenger... A tactically clueless individual permanently bullied by younger manager and the current ones. He is an embarrassment and nothing else) who will put the board and those in charge on the spot, nothing will happen.
We just need someone who will get paid to get results.
Wenger wages are an aberration compare to what he produces and those deluded fooled and clueless and retarded fans ***ing on his highness gonades need to wake the f*ck up if they think about anything else but their meaningless domestic cup.
Sad !