Gunners want £13m Obafemi Martins
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ARSENAL boss Arsene Wenger wants Obafemi Martins to replace Thierry Henry. The Nigerian striker, 22, has a £13million buy-out clause in his Newcastle contract.
Gunners boss Wenger has £16m from skipper Henry’s Barcelona switch to play with and a swoop for the 17-goal Toon ace would give him further room for manoeuvre in the transfer market.
St JamesÂ’ Park chief Sam Allardyce has met with Martins to discuss the hitmanÂ’s future after he refused to play against Watford in the final game of last season.
Big Sam wants Martins to stay but knows he might ask to leave if a club of ArsenalÂ’s stature makes a formal offer.
So far, the Gunners have not tabled an official bid but Wenger has set the wheels in motion and MartinsÂ’ advisors are aware of the interest from the Emirates. -
i think martins will go le lohz, if the clause is activated.
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OKay la he not bad, small and mobile type
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Martin lacks height but makes up with his pure strength and explosive pace. His strikes on goal are wicked as well. He will prove to be an excellent signing should the clause be activated.
p.s Why Magpies so stupid one? It's like every single player in the team has a get out clause. First Owen, now Martins
Cheers.
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coz noone wan to go newcastle w/o a clause... wit a clause, they can get out of the club easily...Originally posted by CKeer:Martin lacks height but makes up with his pure strength and explosive pace. His strikes on goal are wicked as well. He will prove to be an excellent signing should the clause be activated.
p.s Why Magpies so stupid one? It's like every single player in the team has a get out clause. First Owen, now Martins
Cheers.
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Big Sam fears Martins exit
Sam Allardyce is hoping to convince Obafemi Martins to stay at Newcastle.
The Nigerian has a £13million get-out clause in his contract and has been linked with Arsenal following the sale of Thierry Henry to Barcelona.
With speculation also rife about Michael Owen's future on Tyneside, Allardyce plans to sit down with Martins next week and outline his ambitious vision for The Magpies.
He told the website: "All I can say from the club's point of view and mine is that it is only speculation because we have had no official contact from anybody at Arsenal at the moment.
"Everybody knows about the clause situation he has - that leaves us in a very poor position as a football club.
"We are left in a very precarious position regarding that. All the speculation that is flying around is difficult to cope with, but it is something we will have to try to find out over the next few days.
"When Oba comes back, we will sit down and say, 'What exactly is the situation?' and if he has any problems, try to resolve them and hopefully persuade him Newcastle is the place for him next season."
Allardyce has no such plans to meet with Owen, as he is confident of keeping the England striker.
"I don't think there is any need to speak to Michael - that was all covered weeks and weeks ago, as far as I was concerned.
"There has been no speculation regarding Michael since then. Now it has moved on to Oba and when that sort of clause is inserted in a contract, those are the sort of players that bring up more speculation than everybody else."