Arsenal want Roma’s Mirko Vucinic to replace Emmanuel Adebayor, according to a report today in the Daily Star.
Talks are under way for £17million rated Vucinic, following the £25m sale of Adebayor to Manchester City.
The Montenegro star, 25, has insisted he is happy in Rome, despite also being linked with Manchester United and Tottenham.
He is under contract for another four years, but Roma are reluctantly prepared to sell.
They aren’t in a position to make any signings themselves unless they make a significant sale.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is keen on Toulouse striker Andre-Pierre Gignac, valued at £18m by his club and also Sunderland target Marouane Chamakh, who has impressed with Bordeaux and Morocco.
He has also been linked with Newcastle’s Obafemi Martins and Demba Ba at German club Hoffenheim, plus another striker based in the Bundesliga – Wolfsburg’s Edin Dzeko.
But Vucinic is emerging as the striker most likely to be added to Wenger’s line-up.
Adebayor’s exit has not concerned Wenger, who believes the Gunners will not miss the man who scored 16 goals last season.
Wenger told the Daily Star Sunday: “It’s a very important season for us and I believe we are in a very strong position.
“Big clubs lose big players. AC Milan have lost Kaka but go on. Arsenal have lost big players before but we go on.”
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The Daily Star? Then it must be true.
Here’s a thought? Why not just make stuff up yourself. Cut out the middle man.