Arsenal’s chase for Southampton’s Morgan Schneiderlin seems to be coming to an end.  It is understood by London’s Evening Standard and many other media outlets that he is close to being re-united with Mauricio Pochettino.

This comes to as a blow to Arsenal as they are in the market for a defensive midfielder.

However, it seems like Arsenal are looking at other targets such as William Carvalho of Sporting Lisbon and Sami Khedira.  The preferred target seems to be William Carvalho and it is understood that Arsenal have a £24 million offer on the table however, this has yet to be confirmed. Moreover, Sporting Lisbon are holding out for £34 million.

Carvalho is 22 and is often compared to Viera and is probably a better type of player for Arsenal. Schneiderlin would have been a good option though especially with his premier league experience. Arsenal are definitely in the market for a defensive midfielder and I hope we get Carvalho.

As Tim Payton remarked on twitter this is the reason Schneiderlin hasn’t signed for Arsenal;

“Arsenal's scouts & manager weren't convinced Schneiderlin delivered in the big games. Perfect for Spurs then as they don't have many of them”

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