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Gunners table £10.75M for Belgian wonderkid

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Divock OrigiArsenal have tabled a €13 million (£10.75 million) bid for Belgian wonderkid Divock Origi, according to Tuttomercatoweb.com.

The 18-year-old striker currently plays for Lille and has already become a regular in the French side this season, scoring four goals in 24 Ligue 1 appearances thus far.

It is believed a number of other Premier League clubs are keeping tabs on the Belgium under-21 international but reports in Italy are suggesting that Arsenal have made the first move to sign him.

Origi was snapped up by Lille in May 2010 from Racing Genk. He has progressed through the youth ranks of Lille and only made the breakthrough into the senior side last season.

Origi, who stands at 6’1’’, may possess potential but splashing out £10.75 million on an unproven striker would certainly be frowned upon by those who want to see their club sign established players and ultimately challenge for honours.

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6 comments

  • Cadey says:

    Who? I thought we might go for Mario Balotelli instead!

  • Goonerbeall says:

    Now, what is his? Who said weare crying out for kids? If anything we have lots of them: Chuba Akpom, Zelalem, Gnabry etc. Now £10m for a another? Has Wenger lost all senses?
    Once he refused to buy us players now he is buying players we do not need or even want?

    I hope he will be as decent as he pretends to be and call it a day since he has not taken us any further as he once claimed he would.

  • ken ashika says:

    Is he Belgian really or Kenyan ?

  • Goma says:

    AW looks out for certain “hidden” qualities before signing a player, especially youths. He then tries to develop these qualities for the future. Question: Will the club and fans be willing to wait? The knives are already being drawn out. So, AW BE WARY!

  • kinus says:

    Kenyan not belgian…. nkt know ua facts

  • trusty says:

    Let’s not get carried away, I don’t believe news till Weber releases it himself. We’ve been linked with 50 players already this yr. If it’s going to be a Belgian striker, we’d most likely buy batshuiysu (excuse spelling ) who is a better prospect than lukaku and had proven he can score way more than 4 goals. Don’t believe everything…

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