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Last week I exclusively told you thatArsenalhad had a bid accepted by Blackburn Rovers for Chris Samba, in the region of9m. Samba has recently been out the country on holiday and both parties have waited for him to return to tie up the deal – mainly the wage agreement. I don’t expect us to have too many problems paying him the wages he wants and the deal should conclude fairly quickly. There is no big rush and no other club seems interested in putting in a offer for Samba’s services.
He returned to the UK on Wednesday and there should be meetings taking place before the weekend.Arsenalare also swiftly concluding a deal for Lille attacker Gervinho – there is currently no indication as to when the respective announcements will/would be made, but don’t get twitchy if they don’t occur immediately. They are always carefully timed.
Arsenalare still actively pursuing another center-back, and believe it or not, another goalkeeper. Any other transfer activity is set to be based around the futures of current starting eleven players Gael Clichy, Samir Nasri and captain Cesc Fabregas – all with uncertain futures.