Arsenal step up interest in £12m Nasri

Posted on 09. May, 2008 by Milox in Premiership

ARSENAL could snap up whizkid Samir Nasri for just £12million this summer.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger has been put on red alert by Marseille’s admission they will sell the France midfielder.

Despite tying down Nasri to a new deal until 2012, the French club have admitted their star player has a clause in his contract that would force them to sell him for £12m.

Marseille president Pape Diouf revealed: “Samir could leave each season, if we receive an offer in between £12m and £16m.

“But we are trying to envisage things from another angle and our aim isn’t to weaken our team.”

Wenger is a long-term admirer of Nasri and with Alex Hleb on the verge of quitting the club, he has signalled his intention to sign a creative midfielder.

Nasri, 20, has already played seven times for his country and claims he would be open to offers from Europe’s top clubs.

He said: “At the moment, I am not thinking about what I am going to do.

“But I will not leave for another French club, that is for sure.

“I will not leave for leaving’s sake.”

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