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Gonzalo Higuain’s mooted move to Arsenal moved a step closer to completion, with the Real Madrid striker agreeing personal terms with Arsenal ahead of an expected bid of around £22m.

This comes after reports that Juventus had pulled out of the race for his signature, leaving Arsenal as the only real competitors as it stands.

Shift

This represents a significant shift in Arsenal’s financial policy of recent years, enabled by new commercial deals and a relaxing of restraints placed during the stadium move.

If the deal comes off it will represent Arsenal’s greatest transfer and wage outlay, apart from Thierry Henry’s mega-contract in the last year of his time at Arsenal.

As well as this, there are still expectations that Arsenal could go on to complete one or two deals of similar size.

Soon

Arsenal are hoping for the deal to be tied up before their pre-season tour begins on July 4th, and must still wait for Real Madrid to appoint their new manager. Carlo Ancelotti cannot take the reins at the Bernabeu until PSG end their farcical search for a new manager. Once that eventually happens, Arsenal and Madrid will be in a position to finally agree a deal to let Higuain move.

Higuain would take the place of Olivier Giroud as the leader of Arsenal’s line, holding the ball up and bringing others into the game, but hopefully scoring rather more than the Frenchman.

Higuain is not a limited poacher as some like to think, being clinical but still a well-rounded forward player. With the right creative players around him, he could get thirty goals a season easily.

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#10 tuna 2013-06-22 18:05
let just hope higua will be better in front for arsenal becus he is experience player and it also yonng
#9 TC 2013-06-21 20:35
If he is that Good why are RM letting him go ?
+1 #8 pastor Chami 2013-06-21 14:18
It depends on patern and type of players u have. U cant compare Arsenal and Real Madrid in terms of patern and type of players.Upfront u find Cristiano, the world class, Di-maria,Higuin himself,a German machine man and others who are world class.AW should get prepared otherwise we mind find ourselves facing the same as Charmak and Arshavin.
#7 ashlarry 2013-06-21 14:11
he'll easily hit the 30 goal mark if he manages to score even half of the changes the team creates. our forwards are too wasteful.
#6 thomas 2013-06-21 09:10
He'll probably fail the Medical, wouldn't be surprised this has been moving at a snails pace it's starting to piss me off, either sign or f@ck off!!!
-2 #5 Jaga 2013-06-20 15:28
@RVP,Its obvious u are nt a gooners and so i'll reserve my comment on ur submission for now. If i should remind that, he was injured (Higuan) for most of the better part of the season and didnt get enough playing time from MOU.And dsepite nt featured so much for the club, he still manage to net 30 goals which in my own observation nt bad for a striker.How many EPL striker could boast of such a feat, even the real RVP of Man U. and with our style of play, he will be a huge success. He is very clinical in front of goal and i believe he will deliver for ARSENAL.
+1 #4 Chucky 2013-06-20 14:43
Truly an exciting prospect but he alone can't revive our team to title contenders. Think this stress to renew Sagna's contract isn't necessary especially since he isn't fully committed to the cause, a swap deal for vanderweil/janmaat would be suffice.
+6 #3 RVP 2013-06-20 13:30
GIroud is a good player, no doubt about it; however, he is not a clinical finisher ... his touch is great and he is good in the air, but he missed too many easy chances this year
+1 #2 Andy 2013-06-20 13:14
Higua is a good player, certainly a player that we need, but Giroud has an unusual vision of the game for a central striker limited to send the ball into the net, i just seen so many first touch passes and 1-2´s from him, i was really impressed by his ability to anticipate the flow of the game.
-16 #1 RVP 2013-06-20 13:11
waste of money for a player who will not live up to expectations ... 30 goals a season is a joke Barnaby!!!

prepare to be let down Gooners