West Bromwich Albion have taken a firm stance on the future of their striker Peter Odemwingie, telling Arsenal that he is not for sale at any price.
The 29-year-old had an excellent first season in England last time out scoring 15 goals in all competitions for the Baggies. This has since led to him being linked with a bigger club.
Arsenal are on the hunt for a striker of course and are interested in making Odemwingie their man. Arsene Wenger clearly thinks he will suit the Gunners’ style of play and score plenty of goals.
However, with interest from Chelsea as well, West Brom technical director has made it clear that they have no intention of letting their star striker leave.
Dan Ashworth said: “Peter Odemwingie is not for sale and remains a key member of our squad. He has two years left to run on his current Albion contract and talks over a new deal are ongoing.”
Should the player hear of interest from Arsenal though, he will surely make moves to help it happen. He spoke at the end of last season saying that although he has enjoyed his time at the Hawthorns, he would have to consider interest from a top four club.
At 29, Odemwingie might not have too many more chances to sign for a club as big as Arsenal and he would presumably love for his second Premier League season to be at the Emirates.
As for whether he would be a good signing for the Gunners, there is no reason why not. He can clearly score goals at this level and in a team with more creativity he will get plenty of opportunities.
He is a positive character too who will always give his all to the team. He has a positive influence over the dressing room and bursts with enthusiasm about the game he loves.
It is expected that West Brom would say he isn’t for sale too. They couldn’t respond to interest in any other way.
However, if Arsenal make a firm offer and the player makes it clear he is interested, this deal could move along very quickly.
Watch this space. Perhaps this Nigerian international will be wearing his Mercurial Superfly Vapors at the Emirates next season.
2 comments:
The best thing for arsenal to get strong striker.
My prob with ARSEne is his inability to act fast! U would show interest in a player and at the end of the day ended up loosing that player. We have not secured any MAJOR signing this summer. The last we heard was Gervinho, the next we will hear could be that a serious minded manager has picked him up. ARSEne should think about the fans happiness too, not always about how much profit the club makes. We are now experiencing half filled Emirate Stadium just because the fan will be disappointed at the end of the game.
MOVE IN FOR PETER NOW!!!!
LET FAB GO BECAUSE HIS MIND IS NO LONGER HERE. He could bring in DISUNITY.
IMPROVE NASRI'S CONTRACT.
AND PLEASE, FOR OUR HAPPINESS AND THE SAKE OF GOD, SIGN 3 EXPERIENCED PLAYERS.
MONEY BEGET MONEY, SPEND THIS MONEY ARSEne!
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