Newcastle have reportedly entered the race to sign Salomon Kalou, who became a free agent recently after leaving Chelsea a few weeks ago.
Arsenal have in the past been linked with a move for the Ivory Coast international, with many Gooners split on the player’s ability.
But after being released by Chelsea, should Arsene Wenger snap up his long-term target on a free this summer?
Well in my opinion, Arsenal could do a lot worse than acquiring Kalou, as Wenger looks to offload Marouane Chamakh during the summer following a disappointing season for the Moroccan.
Kalou is only 26 and has netted 60 goals for Chelsea in his six seasons stay, falling down the pecking order on a regular basis.
In my opinion Kalou could end up being, potentially, a good buy for Arsenal as I think given a run of games he could offer the likes of Theo Walcott competition.
The only stumbling block that Arsenal could face is matching his wage demands of around £70,000 a week.
It is also thought that Kalou would prefer to stay in the Premier League as his family are settled, which great news for Arsenal if they renew their interest in the Ivorian.
Personally, I think we are going to be continuously named with forwards this summer because of the situation we face with Robin van Persie, and it is very difficult to tell which way the coin will land on.
However, Arsenal should look at bringing in Kalou regardless of what happens with RVP, but only if we offload deadwood during the summer, as we know our club are looking to decrease their wage bill.
Should Arsenal bring in Kalou this summer?
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SHOULD GO FOR DIEGO FROM ATHLETICO MADRID ON A FREE
Is Diego actually available on a free? I heard he still had a couple of years left on his contract at his parent club, Wolfsburg. Goal.com listed him as a free agent, but can’t really trust a website that seems to be run by a bunch of children, based on it’s frequent factual inaccuracy.
If he’s available for free, definitely agree we should try to snap him up, rather than dross like Kalou.
Why must we always go for cheap materials. They are always costly when they make costly and silly mistakes in a crucial matches. Kalou is a football chaff. He is not my kind of player. Answer = NO. Get Giroud and Dempsey nd mvilla and a center back.
breaking news: arsenal hav agreed terms with montpellier to sign giroud.
Chamakh & 10 mill for Giroud.
Sell Bendtner for 8mill & buy Demba Ba with the money.
Sell Denilson, Diaby & Djourou. Buy M’Vila.
Sell Park & Vela. Buy a decent second keeper.
After all that we’ve only spent 10mill. Oh and give Squilaci to Oxfam as no one will take him.
Never. Wenger should not buy another african who is not exceptional and will go off again in january for thr AFCON.
NOT IN A MILLION YEARS! I want good quality players at my club. Not also rans, not squad players but players who’ll fight for a first team place. If he isn’t good enough for Chelsea, he certainly isn’t good enough for The Arsenal.
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Kalou is the worst player in the league…