Samir Nasri has given Arsenal fresh hope that he can be persuaded to sign a new contract by agreeing to talks with manager Arsène Wenger about his future.
In demand: Nasri has been linked with a transfer to Manchester United Photo: REUTERS
It is understood that Arsenal were encouraged last week by conversations with Nasri’s representatives and, with Wenger back at the club’s London Colney base, further negotiations are imminent.
Nasri is unconvinced by the contract that has been offered by Arsenal – understood to be £80,000 a week over five years – but, of potentially greater significance to the France midfielder’s decision is what Wenger does in the transfer market. The 23 year-old wants to be certain that Arsenal will genuinely be in a position to challenge for trophies over the period of his new contract.
Manchester United are interested and, although Wenger has ruled out a sale to his rivals, a major decision will have to be made if Nasri does not agree a new deal as he could then leave for nothing next summer.
Wenger has said that the club need to know where they stand before the start of the season and has promised that there will be no repeat of when Mathieu Flamini allowed his contract to run down and joined AC Milan on a free transfer three years ago.
Arsenal are close to signing Lille striker Gervinho and Ricardo Alvarez, a midfielder at Argentinian club Velez Sarsfield. Alvarez has also attracted the interest of Palermo but their president, Maurizio Zamparini, believes a deal is already in place with Arsenal. “We were very close to him in January,” he said. “We lost him due to our mistake and I know that he has already signed for Arsenal.”-Telegraph
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