It has been reported today by the Metro that Arsenal have agreed a fee for Bayern Munich midfield dynamo Luiz Gustavo for £14m with Wolfsburg and Chelsea also believed to be looking at the player.

Like many targets over the summer the 26 year old has been linked repeatedly by the usual subjects including the Mirror but has largely gone unnoticed alongside the constant will he/won’t he stories regarding Higuain and Suarez that have dogged Arsenal’s summer.

Gustavo looks to be one of the obvious casualties of Bayern’s heavy spending this summer facing competition from the likes of Schweinsteiger, Martinez, Kroos and new arrival Thiago(Who Bayern fans are not as pleased with as you might think, some people are never happy!!).

Gustavo is now keen on a move to secure first team football ahead of the World Cup having only made 16 Bundesliga starts this season, and is open to a move but only time will tell once contract discussions have been concluded.

I fancy this transfer it works for all parties involved, Luiz Gustavo stands at 187cm and weighs 80kg meaning he would be our biggest and most physical midfielder aside from Diaby, who at the age of 27 has missed too much football to be counted anymore and this transfer would undoubtedly signal Wenger has given up his hopes for him to fulfil his potential.

In terms of fitting into our team he would have to take the obvious place in the midfield alongside Arteta with Ramsey providing first choice cover till Arteta’s age begins to catch up with him (touch wood every one of you that it will never happen . . .TOUCH IT!!!!).

Let’s hope this one is a goer Gooners I think this one could give us the best mix of value, experience and talent we could hope to get in this market and would prove a very astute move by the club.

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