According to reports, Birmingham City are plotting a surprise loan move for Daniel Crowley this summer to boost their chances of promotion to the Premier League after an absence of about five seasons.

Blues manager Gary Rowett has apparently identified the Arsenal youngster as a decisive tool in the progress of his side next season as he has time and again proved that he could be a part of the first team of any English club with his sublime performances for the youth side.

Arsene Wenger has lately picked up a habit of signing proven world-class talents and that in turn has made life difficult for underachieving and mediocre players.

According to Eurosport, Mathieu Flamini is set to follow in the footsteps of Lukas Podolski out of the Emirates Stadium to Bastia this summer.

Mikel Arteta has reportedly signed an extension to his contract that will keep him in the English capital for one more season and the Spaniard is expected to play the role of honorary captain while Francis Coquelin starts for the Gunners week in and week out.

Long-term target Pedro Rodriguez has recently told his boss Luis Enrique that he would rather fight for his spot than push for a move away from his boyhood club this summer, thereby denting our chances of landing him.

The Spanish international apparently has a release clause of £135million, but it is believed that such an extravagant clause was embedded onto his Barcelona contract only to put the club in a commanding position over his transfer fee.

Arsenal are murmured to have rekindled their interest in Karim Benzema, whom they believe could spearhead their lineup in the event of Real Madrid accepting their £17.8million bid this summer.

Arsene Wenger has brought down world-class outcasts in a not so Inter way to create a squad stuffed with talents in the likes of Mesut Ozil and the cunning Frenchman looks set to follow a similar route to earn the signature of compatriot Karim Benzema.

Arsene Wenger has now picked up a certain pattern in his transfer activity luring world-class players to his turf year in and year out.

Despite making sure that the pattern does not get arrested with the arrival of Petr Cech, the French manager may be forced to pull off one more £26million world-class signing this summer.