Ok so we said that we wouldn’t talk about this one again for a while. But we believe that Arsenal need to sign this guy above all others so we are deeming it newsworthy.
Arsenal had been strongly linked with Mario Balotelli until Arsene Wenger spoke publicly about the rumours last week. But, while his quotes were broadly deciphered to mean that Arsenal had no interest in the player, Wenger simply said that talk of negotiations with the player had been exaggerated.
So there may still be mileage in this one. Certainly it’s hard to imagine Wenger not liking Balotelli. Sure he can mix up the rough stuff with elegant technical play but that’s exactly what Arsenal needs right now.
The Daily Mail reports:
Mario Balotelli has made it clear he wants to join Arsenal.
The striker is furious he has been blamed for Italy getting knocked out of the World Cup.
He was always set to leave AC Milan this summer but he is now convinced, not least because he feels he is a target for ‘ultras’ racists and despite problems he encountered in the Premier League while at Manchester City, he recognises that England is more cosmopolitan – especially London.
With more deals starting to drop now Arsenal fans will be getting increasingly frustrated with Arsenal’s softy softly approach.
What Arsenal don’t want is last minute deal(s) like last season. Arsene needs to be proactive in the market and Balotelli would be a tremendous start.
Let’s see dem skills.
Taiwo
Jun 29, 2014 at 11:36 am
I am tired of reading arsenal transfer news,many clubs are signing great players Wenger will just be looking till the end of transfer window and said sorry we have what it takes to win UCL.I don’t want him anymore in this club because of his setbacks.
Ignatius Ndebele
Jun 29, 2014 at 2:08 pm
Arsenal are proving to be having a seriously flawed recruitment process. You will recall a few seasons back Arsenal took Silvestre from Man. U and after that in another season Wenger brought in about six players right at the end of the transfer window and most of those players were dead wood and shouldn’t have been considered in the first place. And the latest in the last transfer window the “injured” Kim.
Now the window is about to be in full swing and other clubs have already signed their targets which, means they new well in advance who they were after and made their moves. Arsenal seem to chase impossible deals and maybe they don’t take no for an answer until the deadline day and then end up picking who ever is left unwanted buy other clubs.
I still do not think Ozil was the ideal player for Arsenal at the time when the team neared an out-and-out striker more than a midfielder. A defensive midfielder could have been more useful.