Rennes expect Arsenal FC to table bid for Yann M’Vila
Yann M’Vila (credit: FRANCK FIFE/AFP/GettyImages)
Rennes expect Arsenal to table a bid for midfielder Yann M’Vila in the next week.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger has confirmed he is looking to strengthen his midfield following the £15million sale of Alex Song to Barcelona on Monday.
Wenger is believed to be close to completing a deal to sign Nuri Sahin from Real Madrid on a season-long loan deal, and on Monday admitted he would be active in the transfer market before the end of the month.
Reports in France on Monday morning had suggested Wenger had renewed his interest in M’Vila (see Related Articles), and Rennes general manager Pierre Dreossi has suggested that the Gunners are preparing to firm up their interest in the coming days.
Tottenham have also been linked with the tough-tackling France international, although manager Andre Villas-Boas has in recent days cooled his interest, while Manchester United and Zenit St Petersburg have also shown interest in the 22-year-old.
Speaking to RMC, Dreossi said: “For the moment, there are three offers. There is no agreement.
“We will enter negotiations this week and hope to find a solution.
“I think that it will be done by the end of this week or the beginning of next.
“It’s a complicated project with clubs who are not even internally agreed [Tottenham], and clubs that Yann does not want to go to [Zenit].
“There is even a percentage chance that Yann could stay at Rennes this year.
“Arsenal? Maybe, you’ll have to call Arsene [Wenger]. But when Song leaves, we must say that Arsenal will reinforce that post. Same thing for a club that sells to Arsenal.
“We maintain our price tag of around €20million.”
M’Vila has also been linked with Liverpool in recent months, along with Barcelona, Inter Milan, and Real Madrid.
