Arsenal have £12M agreement for Barcelona's Toure

• limpper

  16 Feb 09, 01:17

  

   

  Arsenal are set to land Barcelona midfielder Yaya Toure in the summer.

  The News of the World says Barcelona's defensive midfield ace, 25, is heading for The Emirates in the summer. The fee for the Ivory Coast player is thought to have been agreed at around £12million.

  His arrival will solve a long-standing problem for Gunners boss Wenger as well as bringing great delight to the two brothers.

  Yaya, who had a trial with Arsenal at the start of the 2005 season, has admitted in the past: “It would be great to play in the Premier League and to team up with my brother would be just fantastic.”

• NellyJT

  17 Feb 09, 11:31

  Good move... This will make their midfield stronger ever since Flamini left... Anyway no point staying in Barca when the likes of Xavi, Iniesta and Keita are ahead of you...

• zocoss

  17 Feb 09, 11:53

  Wenger gave him a trial and didn't sign him then... and now must spend $12m on a player he could have got free or almost free... Same with others like Palacios, Diarra, Zokora, Flamini...

  Looks like Wenger don't have a great eye for midfielders or defensive midfielders... Letting the good ones go and keeping the not so great ones like... Denilson, Song, Djourou, Eboue, Diaby... and spent so much on Ramsey somemore...

  Was Diaby is the one that he said could be the next Patrick Vieira?

   

   

• reyes

  17 Feb 09, 12:47

  i think money was probably flowing into arsenal warchest again.

  the red and white holding own by the russian billionaire could make a take over bid when the season ends. that probably why AW is willing to spent again.

   

  alex song, eboue and diaby should get the boot out of arsenal. they are good at the balls but tends to lose them too easily. such playes can only go to hull, sunderland, fulham, middlesboro.

   

• -Hibari-

  17 Feb 09, 18:37

  With him hor Fabregas can go and attack liao because fabregas this season i notice he has been dropping back to help the defence more and he help the attack lor.Fabregas need to accomodate Denilson so he hasnt been scoring so much goals unlike last season.I hope this is true because it would be a great signing for us.

  P.S He is Kolo Toure brother right?

• [J]erry

  17 Feb 09, 21:44

  i only hear players leaving arsenal to barca.. i nv heard barca players leave barca to join arsenal

• Scania N113CRB l0v3r

  17 Feb 09, 22:22

  Lolx, if he join, we have two Toure le