ARSENAL ready to make a move for Martins if Ade is sold
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ARSENAL are ready to make a move for Newcastle striker Obafemi Martins — if Emmanuel Adebayor is sold. Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has long admired Martins, 23, but will not pay the £15million the Toon want. Even if Adebayor is sold for £30m to Barcelona or AC Milan, Wenger will not change his £11m valuation of Martins.
The Nigerian’s contract has a £13m release clause and that can be triggered if he asks for a transfer. Newcastle have told Martins’ advisors he can go for the right price and Arsenal have let it be known they are interested.
Martins agreed a new £80,000-a-week contract on Tyneside but the club did not complete the paperwork and the offer has been withdrawn. A Martins source said: “It is a shock Newcastle cannot find the money any more for his new deal but he is a player a lot of clubs want.”
Adebayor’s future is still in doubt. He said he was staying at Arsenal then insisted the club should accept a good offer for him. At the weekend he said he wanted the £120,000-a-week Thierry Henry was paid.
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get him. AW can hint to martins to trigger his exit clause of 13million
with ade sold for 30 million. another 17million can be use to strengthen the slot of defensive midfielder.
i hope marcos senna can consider moving to arsenal. this guy is so similar to makelele that he bring composure to the spain creative midfielder to roam forward and he distributes the ball very well !!
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