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Just days after we believed that the Gonzalo Higuain transfer to Arsenal was on the verge of being completed, a new twist has arose.

Ancelotti’s appointment as manager was likely to speed up the deal, but it is believed, according to reports in the Times, that Higuain could now be used as bait to sign Gareth Bale from Tottenham Hotspur.

Higuain to Spurs?

As well as the Times, Spanish newspaper AS believe Real will offer Spurs 60 million euros plus Higuain and Fabio Coentrao to secure the services of Bale.

The news that the Spanish giants are preparing a bid for Bale will please for most Arsenal fans but the use of Higuain as bait will be a concern.

Deal was close

Only yesterday the Argentine’s brother insisted a deal was close to being completed and despite these new rumours, I still believe Higuain will be signing for Arsenal in the foreseeable future.

The Higuain transfer has been muted for some time and it seems unlikely that it won’t materialise but this news will be a concern to the Gunners faithful.

Big name signing

He has been seen as the top quality striker Arsenal need so that they can challenge for titles again and his signing is vital for Wenger to show the world that his team can be a force once more

His signing may now take a little bit longer than first predicted but the Argentine forward is still expected to complete his move to the Emirates soon.

Although predictably Gunners fans won’t be sure of his transfer until he is pictured with Arsene Wenger holding the Arsenal shirt, hopefully the wait isn’t too long.

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#51 stephen 2013-07-05 10:34
Arsenal should do things speedily in singing quality players to contest for big awards.
#50 envar 2013-07-03 10:24
Quoting Stu:
Bale is better than the whole Arsenal squad. Plus we've got Lloris, Paulinho, Vertonghen, Sandro, la la la ARSEnil you aint winning NOTHING for another ten years. Loooooooosers. FCOYS

Bale bale bale bale......that's only name a Spurs supporter knows Arsenal is 8 years without a trophy,uhmmmm how long ago did Bale Spurs win a trophy?Tottenham are nothing without Bale so keep on staying in shadow of Arsenal because that is where Bale Spurs belong
-1 #49 Rudy 2013-06-28 16:36
Arsenal are now firm favourites to sign Gonzalo Higuain's brother
#48 maidas 2013-06-28 16:16
Okay,if d news had been Higuain plus Coentrao for Bale would've been plausible but plus 60million Euro? That's just one unbelievable load of crap! Better luck next time.I aint buying it!
-1 #47 GOONNER 2013-06-28 15:58
U Scum XD hahahah Spurs ***ing One Man Team xD Arsenal have Wilshere (Better than Bale by far), Cazorla, Vermaelen, Giroud, Walcott, Bale should ***in stop doing that heart thing before someone comes and eats him XD London is Red for the last 16 years. + I would give a hive 5-2 a tottenham fan
+1 #46 Sui Generis 2013-06-28 15:23
They should sell Bale now. He's at his peak in terms of value and really how much more can they expect to get? If Higuain goes to Spurs, well so what? He's not the only good striker in the world. He's the flavour of the moment 'cause that's what all the buzz has been about. Last month it was Jovetic. Who will it be next month?
-2 #45 thomas 2013-06-28 09:45
Quoting Stu:
Bale is better than the whole Arsenal squad. Plus we've got Lloris, Paulinho, Vertonghen, Sandro, la la la ARSEnil you aint winning NOTHING for another ten years. Loooooooosers. FCOYS

***erel, no, you are simply a ***!!
-1 #44 Barry 2013-06-28 07:59
Quoting Ayodeji:
Quoting Barry:
You may have had 16 years of money, but you aint gonna win it.(even if your in it as your records show)
Must really annoy you that chelski beat you to the prize.
Financial wealth without doubt has resulted from your consistant performances. But Wigan have more trophies than you in the last so many years.
What does your fans really want money or trophies?

When you learn how to speak english you can come back you ****


With a name like that you shouldnt even be here. Run along numb nuts and lick your trophy less clubs badge.
#43 Arnold4Arsenal 2013-06-28 07:51
ONCE BEATEN TWICE SHY..........(this is for Tottenham)
+1 #42 Arnold4Arsenal 2013-06-28 07:50
Lets not worry.........only Higuain knows what he wants....its not for Tottenham to choose....if we find a talent somewhere...Tottenha m will also act that way.....the fact stands.....WE ARE BETTER THAN TOTTENHAM and WE HAVE THE DOLLARS MORE THAN THEM............so they should STOP comparing themselves with us....
#41 Arnold4Arsenal 2013-06-28 07:46
Oooh what can Tottenham do besides following what Arsenal want...thats why they ended up behind us because thats what they know better.....not even any season has Tottenham been on top of Arsenal...maybe in their dreams....so lets not worry much...even if you buy whoever, you will never be on top of Arsenal............. DREAM ON......the fact always remains............W E ROCK....
#40 Ibramovics 2013-06-28 06:48
I know the deal we happen higuain to arsenal, it already done noting we set it back
+1 #39 Ayodeji 2013-06-27 23:46
Quoting Barry:
You may have had 16 years of money, but you aint gonna win it.(even if your in it as your records show)
Must really annoy you that chelski beat you to the prize.
Financial wealth without doubt has resulted from your consistant performances. But Wigan have more trophies than you in the last so many years.
What does your fans really want money or trophies?

When you learn how to speak english you can come back you ***
+1 #38 Bri 2013-06-27 20:59
Sorry Tim, I meant Stu, derrrrrrr.
+5 #37 Bri 2013-06-27 20:57
Memo to Tim:
Enjoy your Thursday nights next season in the Europa Losers Cup AGAIN hahaha!!!
+1 #36 Tim 2013-06-27 16:46
Stu 2013-06-27 15:36
Bale is better than the whole Arsenal squad. Plus we've got Lloris, Paulinho, Vertonghen, Sandro, la la la ARSEnil you aint winning NOTHING for another ten years. Loooooooosers. FCOYS.

Ah really that's probably why despite 2 poor seasons Arsenal have still managed to finish above the Spuds. Bale is off to Real and you lot can get back to being a bunch of mediocre also rans like you have for the past 50 years.
+12 #35 TH Henry 2013-06-27 15:45
Yeah, swap deals always happen. Especially ones entirely made up to get hits on a story.
+11 #34 ArseNal 2013-06-27 15:38
When will spurs learn. it's been ages since they have claimed to be better, along with the media, yet we still finish above them. Secondly, why would Higuain want to play on Thursdays
-15 #33 Stu 2013-06-27 15:36
Bale is better than the whole Arsenal squad. Plus we've got Lloris, Paulinho, Vertonghen, Sandro, la la la ARSEnil you aint winning NOTHING for another ten years. Loooooooosers. FCOYS
-3 #32 Dan 2013-06-27 14:57
* a new twist has arisen.
+11 #31 kingsley 2013-06-27 14:54
Crap story....is bale worth higuain, Fabio and 60m..... This story was definitely written by a spud fan
+6 #30 player 2013-06-27 14:17
SO funny Spuds fan think we are *** yet they are commenting on an Arsenal site
+3 #29 Iain 2013-06-27 14:11
Fear not, Gooners, Bale isn't being sold. (Not for 12 months anyway)
-16 #28 Tumhara Bap 2013-06-27 13:39
For all you Arsenal Fans. I really want your club to sign Higuain and other transfers you people are after so that there will be no excuse after we beat you to the CL place this time. Unlike you we are preparing a squad to win some trophies not just some CL place. I know this will start some barking from many of the ***ic gooners.
+3 #27 tom 2013-06-27 13:32
Quoting boss:
yeah that story is a load of crap. like you can just offer players around like cattle. if you was hig would you just off to the spuds in exchange for their one man team because madrid said so? no i thought not.

Well. Said m8 know way would he
#26 Pine 2013-06-27 13:31
Don't worry too much gooner fans, even if we fail to sign higuain, we still got enough money to sign a worthy striker, eg.lawandowski , but never the less, I still hope that the higauin deal will happen
+6 #25 Craigy 2013-06-27 13:11
Phill...... Not being funny m8 we ain't got to sell no one to fund this transfer, hence the reason we moved to the emirates now the the debt for the stadium is paid we can compete financially, you need to get your head out your ass and actually get your facts straight before you comment u thick spurs ***, oh he'll come to you coz he wants cl season after season 16 years in a row for us m8 ha ha ha, plus you couldn't even hold on when u were like 8points ahead of us, s..rs missed their last chance to finish above us, they only closed the gap coz wenger refused to buy quality, but that's changed now, so go back to dreaming bout your scummy team finishing above coz lets face it, that's all you guys do, you need to move on you bitter little ***
-3 #24 Barry 2013-06-27 13:09
You may have had 16 years of money, but you aint gonna win it.(even if your in it as your records show)
Must really annoy you that chelski beat you to the prize.
Financial wealth without doubt has resulted from your consistant performances. But Wigan have more trophies than you in the last so many years.
What does your fans really want money or trophies?
-1 #23 GD10 2013-06-27 13:00
Quoting Phill:
To all the Arscumal fans out their doubting he'd go to Spurs due to lack of Champions league football. He'd go to us because he wants Champions league season after season, while you narrowly beat us to it last season, it's clear to see the scum are on the decline. I do hope you sign Higuain, as it'll mean you'll sell your current best players to fund it, so bye bye wilshere and umm, who else you got that's even half decent? ???



So Champs league 17 years in a row isn't good enough but 1 lucky years spuds got in was?

Your either a) a troll or b) a ***ing ***.
AS your clearly a spuds fan I'm going with b.
+12 #22 TobySA 2013-06-27 12:59
Lol at all the spuds coming on here. Jealousy makes you nasty. Enjoy Thursday nights for 2013/14 season
+9 #21 Goonerton 2013-06-27 12:59
Quoting Phill:
To all the Arscumal fans out their doubting he'd go to Spurs due to lack of Champions league football. He'd go to us because he wants Champions league season after season, while you narrowly beat us to it last season, it's clear to see the scum are on the decline. I do hope you sign Higuain, as it'll mean you'll sell your current best players to fund it, so bye bye wilshere and umm, who else you got that's even half decent? ???

Was your bag of s**t team in the Champs League for the past 16yrs or what because I may of missed it?
+3 #20 May7heaven 2013-06-27 12:58
With 2014 being a WC year Higuian won't sign for a non-Champion's League side - especially at this stage of his career. But if we couldn't win anything with RvP, Fabregas, Nasri and Song is the side, I'm not sure that Higuain will be a panacea for all our ills.
+5 #19 Craigy 2013-06-27 12:57
Load of crap, he wouldn't go to spurs they offer nothing, last season was their final chance to finish above us, and as long as wenger gets hig, and a couple more quality signings then they have no chance, i jus feel people write these articles coz us gooners are used to being let down by wenger in the transfer market, they kno we worry about quality signings so they make up bull*** for clicks
+9 #18 IDIOT 2013-06-27 12:57
What a load of rubbbbbbbisssshhhh, if you think madrid will 60million + higuain worth 22million and Fabio worth est 15million looooool which mounts up to at least 90million euro looooooool more than ronaldo from man utd to madrid looooooool fuk sake find better things to with your time
+7 #17 boss 2013-06-27 12:51
lol philz hillarious. still reeling are ya?
-16 #16 Phill 2013-06-27 12:47
To all the Arscumal fans out their doubting he'd go to Spurs due to lack of Champions league football. He'd go to us because he wants Champions league season after season, while you narrowly beat us to it last season, it's clear to see the scum are on the decline. I do hope you sign Higuain, as it'll mean you'll sell your current best players to fund it, so bye bye wilshere and umm, who else you got that's even half decent? ???
-7 #15 Dee 2013-06-27 12:40
Sadly, I think this deal will get away from us. The Bale swap makes way more sense for Perez. I hope I am wrong.
+7 #14 Loz 2013-06-27 12:39
Hate to comment on an ArseBlog but dont worry sa selves Goons!!! You'll get Higuian. Not a hope in hell that "deal" will go through
#13 oxagye 2013-06-27 12:39
If u don't have anything good do or writing nonsense on this blog go and find something good to do with ur time or I get u a job to watch a lion teeth
+4 #12 dan 2013-06-27 12:35
@Boss has it spot on - Madrid may want to try and do a swap but the player also has to agree and you would have to question why Hig would agree to it. He has as much chance to play regularly at AFC as at Sp*rs.
-8 #11 YID4EVER 2013-06-27 12:35
I pray he signes for you south london scum, you need him more then we do, easy to score goals for madrid with the chances they make, Not so sure he could do it for the scum
-2 #10 ajc 2013-06-27 12:35
as a tottenham fan i dont want this to happen
+5 #9 George 2013-06-27 12:34
Man,you like misery. Why would agreed to forgochampionshipfoo tball? Can the spurs pay him what Arsenal is going today? Think before you write or this will be the last time I read an article of yours.
+3 #8 Jam 2013-06-27 12:33
god knows what madrid are doing selling higuain to us if they ever want to get bale
+6 #7 afcnor 2013-06-27 12:32
Is this the best they could come up with? Higuain is surely ours now.
+1 #6 ea 2013-06-27 12:31
There has been no source named for the swap ddeal
+3 #5 bobby 2013-06-27 12:29
*** higuain Bale is way better
+4 #4 abdela 2013-06-27 12:27
*** all of youuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu uuuuuuuuu
+4 #3 Paul 2013-06-27 12:25
Y would he agree 2 go 2 spurs with no champions league football
+6 #2 boss 2013-06-27 12:21
when do these swap deals really ever take place? im tryin to think of any that ever have.
+5 #1 boss 2013-06-27 12:19
yeah that story is a load of crap. like you can just offer players around like cattle. if you was hig would you just off to the spuds in exchange for their one man team because madrid said so? no i thought not.