In amidst all of the thrills and spills of Euro 2012 Arsene Wenger was gracious enough to offer the Gunners supporters a fleeting update on the (long-winded) deal to sign striker Oliver Giroud. Tying up the transfer of 25-year-old has proved problematic for Wenger owing to the French international’s involvement in Poland and Ukraine but he did reveal that it is ’90 percent’ complete meaning Giroud will almost definitely be wearing red next season. With Lukas Podolski also bound for the Emirates Stadium following the European Championship’s are we seeing a shift in Wenger’s transfer strategy? For much of the early part of his reign the 62-year-old relied heavily on unearthing and developing young talents turning them into world class players. The last few years saw him seemingly cornered into buying big names with little long-term value to end a trophy drought that now in it’s seventh year. The acquisitions of Podolski and Giroud along with the chase of midfielder Yann M’Vila seem to indicate that Wenger has meshed the two ideologies together. The Gunners will be the ones to watch next season.
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“He will stay at Arsenal. There is no reason why a top player, a big champion would want a move to Serie A in terms of the prestige of the League, the level of play or financial considerations. If he moves there I will buy you a Caramello.” Arsene Wenger bets an Italian journalist that Robin Van Persie will remain at Arsenal
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Giroud close to Arsenal move
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