Arsene Wenger Wants Nasir to leave

According to L’Equipe, Wenger has lost faith in Nasri’s motivation to play for the Gunners, with his anonymous performance against Boca Juniors in the Emirates Cup at the weekend a key factor.

If reports are to be believed, Nasri already has a deal agreed in principle with City, who are willing to pay £19.1m for the Frenchman, who has one year remaining on his contract.

And Wenger may be ready to let him go, but is understood to be unwilling to sanction the move until a deal is completed for Valencia midfielder Juan Mata, who he sees as Nasri’s replacement.

The Gunners manager had previously said in July that Nasri would definitely be staying in London, but is now reportedly prepared to go back on that.

Arsene Wenger is reportedly ready to cut his losses and sell wantaway midfielder Samir Nasri, who has already lined up a £19.1 million (€22m) deal that would take him from Arsenal to Manchester City.

 According to L’Equipe, Wenger has lost faith in Nasri’s motivation to play for the Gunners, with his anonymous performance against Boca Juniors in the Emirates Cup at the weekend a factor.

If reports are to be believed, Nasri already has a deal agreed in principle with City, who are willing to pay £19.1m for the Frenchman, who has one year remaining on his contract.

And Wenger may be ready to let him go, but is understood to be unwilling to sanction the move until a deal is completed for Valencia midfielder Juan Manuel Mata, who he sees as Nasri’s replacement.

The Gunners manager had previously said in July that Nasri would definitely be staying in London, but is now reportedly prepared to go back on that.