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‘We are in talks with Arsenal, he could join them in June’

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Fernando AmorebietaArsenal are ‘in talks’ with Athletic Bilbao over a possible free transfer for Fernando Amorebieta, according to the player’s agent.

The 27-year-old will not sign an extension with the La Liga club and is set to depart the San Mames at the end of the current campaign because of it.

Amorebieta’s agent, Gines Carvajal says there are a lot of options available for the defender to consider, but states his client wants to join a Premier League side and Arsenal could well be his chosen destination.

Carvajal said:

‘We are in talks with Arsenal, he could join them in June.

‘We have had some contact with Anzhi [Makhachkala], they were ready to make a good offer, but my client wants to play in England so the transfer to Russia was not possible.’

Since breaking through the Bilbao first-team in 2005, Amorebieta, who can operate both as a full-back or centre-back, has made a total of 233 appearances for the Basque club and has been capped eight times for Venezuela.

Known for his versatility, hard-tackling and position, Amorebieta would certainly offer us more options in defence and would be an astute signing for us this summer.

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16 comments

  • Goonerbeall says:

    Depends on what they mean. How many times have lied to in the last 8 years? Will never believe anything before I see player on the pitch. Can you imagine that oue best players would struggle to get into Spuds? Spuds for f… sake

  • Jop says:

    He’s not very good. A cheapo option that would be good for a club like West Brom. Not good enough for the Arsenal.

  • Aussie Jack says:

    I`m a firm believer that when players join the English Premier League they shoud adopt an English stage name for the duration. This would make them more acceptable to the fans and make the TV commentators job a lot easier. At the moment you have to be able to recognise and pronounce names from at least four or five different nations just enjoy your football.

  • Danish Gooner says:

    Amo is another Pascal Cygan,fairly slow and would be killed in the PL look at howmany goals Bilbao conceeds it is grim reading but then again he is cheap,cheap as Wenger.

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