Posted on Friday, 4th January 2013 by Guest Blogger
Arsene Wenger has recently admitted that the club are interested in signing Schalke’s Lewis Holtby.
The 22-year-old’s contract at the Bundesliga club expires in the summer and is set to leave Germany for the Premier League, with Spurs also believed to be keen on the German international.
Liverpool and Everton have also been linked to Holtby but it seems The Gunners are the frontrunners for his signature after Wenger sent scouts to watch him in action this season.
Quoted on talkSPORT.com, Wenger said:
‘We have looked at Holtby, yes.’
‘We have played against him, and our scouts are kept on alert and the quality of our scouting is linked with that.’
But would Holtby be a good signing for Arsenal? I believe so.
The German has great technique, skill and ability, and I think he would suit our style of play perfectly. Plus, he would be joining us for nothing. Can’t really go wrong.
I believe he would flourish under the guidance of Wenger, providing of course the Frenchman plays him in his correct position.
Now all we need is a strong, mobile holding midfielder to come in and add some solidarity to our side.
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January 4th, 2013 at 5:10 pm
He’s Gone to THEM. I wish u hadn’t written this article
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January 4th, 2013 at 5:15 pm
arsene wenger dithers yet again
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January 4th, 2013 at 5:15 pm
hahahahahahahaha Holtby seen the light and signed for the mighty Spurs havent you heard? he didnt like the cut of Arsenes jib :0)
COYS
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Lobster Reply:
January 4th, 2013 at 5:24 pm
Hope he has fun in the europa, and getting beat 5-2 atleast twice a season
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SuperSpurs Reply:
January 4th, 2013 at 5:39 pm
Is always fun winning a trophy even the Europa something he has no chance of doing with your lot..winning
Swansea will turn you over and obviously the CL is beyond you so no trophy this year..again 
now excuse me while I smoke this cigar and toast our signing of the future German captain and all for the pricely sum of freeeeeeee 
COYS
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Lobster Reply:
January 4th, 2013 at 6:37 pm
Once every 5years they make the Champs league. Once every 20 years they win a cup. Once every 100 years they manage to finish 1st in the league. Every season we have to remind them who’s town this is.. Whenever I’m feeling down i just think, spuds have a have a full view of the Emirates Stadium when going to watch a sleepy match at the shack hart lane. What could be worse
January 4th, 2013 at 5:37 pm
This article is out of date. As Holtby has gone to the tiny totts, and Ba has signed for Chelsea. Apparently, we were interested in these two players. Whilst I have always been a Wenger supporter, I am not very happy so far with our transfer activity. I hope the Board and Wenger realize the supporters expect a top class signing. If Wenger and the Board have been lying to supporters and are going to pull their usual tricks, they should be ready for a revolution from the fans. As we cannot continue to have inferior players joining the club, whilst at the same time, the club are making huge financial rewards at our expense.
We are a football club, and not a business!
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January 4th, 2013 at 5:55 pm
AW your the reason we boo players when players are have a bad game u keep them on for 90mins, sagna was having a real bad game Tuesday he played 90. Maybe the players know they will play anyway, u need to shake s… Up or leave
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January 4th, 2013 at 6:07 pm
wenger=talk= fuck u wenger
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January 4th, 2013 at 6:21 pm
Everybodys signing players and arsenal is only doing window shopping. Our beloved club is like a poor man walking through the mall with his son making promises to his son that one day he will have everything his heart desires but we all know the reality. Wenger wont buy more than 1 player and adrian lopez is crap lets be honest even the stats dont lie how is he gona make a difference in our team when he hardly even gets game time at his current club.
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January 4th, 2013 at 6:38 pm
Must be a shock to the Gooners stomachs,players choosing Super Spurs over you lot.Get used of it boys.COYS
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January 4th, 2013 at 6:52 pm
oh dear! what an amazingly inept article!
Arsenal front runners for his signature???
you have posted this over an hour after he signed for the Spurs
ha ha – slow off the mark like the hapless wenger
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January 4th, 2013 at 6:57 pm
Wenger was asked has he looked at Holtby….he answered yes….he looked, didn’t feel he was good enough…didn’t make a move…so he went to the smaller less successful club in NL.He didn’t miss out,as he didn’t go in for him.Not a bad player,but not what we need.Hes on par with Ramsay in my opinion.No other tops clubs where interested,Spurs just jumped the gun,because they thought there were,as that’s there transfer tactics of the Levy era.
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michael Reply:
January 4th, 2013 at 7:07 pm
let me help you here……
please don’t make the mistake of thinking you are a NL club
your opinion is questionable – and that is being kind
hes should really be he’s
Bayern Munich are ‘in my opinion’ a top club
there transfer tactics, should really be their transfer tactics
Levy is taking his Club forward – is your Board?
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January 4th, 2013 at 7:09 pm
silly gooners lol
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January 4th, 2013 at 7:11 pm
Yeah you keep telling yourself that son!!!!!
He is already a main player in thr schalke midfield,
Has broke into the german national team already /that is loaded with talent) and we got him for free!
Horrendous signing! Lol
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January 5th, 2013 at 11:01 am
Good business for Rottenham but luckily we have a good young left footed midfielder called Wilshere.I see MVila is casting around for a new club why not give him a go as we can’t rely on Diaby staying fit
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