Sagna rubbishes Real rumours
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Sagna open to Madrid move
Arsenal right back Bacary Sagna has opened the door to a transfer to Real Madrid.
French sources have claimed that the Merengues are about to launch a £20 million bid to capture The Gunners’ first-choice right back.
While Real president Florentino Perez is building an impressive squad of Galacticos, the player has positively reacted to the rumour and has refused to reject the possibility that he will head to the Santiago Bernabeu.
After Emmanuel Eboue, who has hinted that he would ask to join a foreign club if he was not offered more game time in North London, Sagna is the second Arsenal full back that has refused to commit himself to the club.
“I am surprised by this news, but I wouldn’t turn my back on it,” Sagna told Aujourd’hui Sport.
“I fully intended to come back [in pre-season training] with Arsenal, but I’m going to see [what happens].”
Former Auxerre star Sagna, 26, joined the Premier League giants in summer 2007 after being voted right back of the season in the French league, and he claimed the same award after his debut season in England.
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Play me or sell me - Eboue
Emmanuel Eboue has hinted that he could hand in a transfer request if he is not offered more game time at Arsenal.
The Ivory Coast international has grown frustrated by his lack of starts at Emirates Stadium last season, with the right back and midfielder considered as a utility player by Arsene Wenger.
The 26-year-old joined The Gunners in January 2005 and slowly imposed himself as a first-team player in North London.
Eboue, who still appeared 28 times in the league this term, has been linked to Serie A giants Inter this season, and he has issued an ultimatum to his employers.
“[Leaving] would be hard, but I think experiencing another season like this one would be even harder, spending more time away from the pitch,” Eboue told France-Football.
“At the end of the day, if I leave Arsenal, I will move to another league because playing somewhere else in England is out of question.”
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Sagna rubbishes Real rumours
Arsenal full-back Bacary Sagna has distanced himself from reports linking him with Real Madrid and says he is "100% committed" to the Gunners.
The defender was quoted in the French press as "not against the idea" of a switch to the Bernabeu as part of new president Florentino Perez's revolution.
However, the 26-year-old France international, who joined the Gunners in the summer of 2007, maintains he has no intentions of leaving the Emirates Stadium.
"I have seen the quotes attributed to me in the French media today and I just want to put the record straight," Sagna said in a statement.
"These comments are not accurate and I am not aware of any speculation linking me to another club. I am 100% committed to Arsenal. This is a great club and I am proud to wear the shirt.
"I am looking forward to returning for pre-season training in July and preparing for the challenges that next season will bring.
"We have a great squad of players at the club and I know that we can achieve something together at Arsenal, my focus is nowhere else."
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eboue can be sold.
if i am sagna, i would stay arsenal at least another 2 years to establlish himself.
i dont think real will field him as first team player. he will end up like helb, flamini as bench players in those big clubs with deep reserves.