Arsenal plan seamus coleman transfer if bacary sagna refuse new contract

Arsenal plan seamus coleman transfer if bacary sagna refuse new contract

Arsene Wenger will make an ambitious move for Everton’s Seamus Coleman if Bacary Sagna fails to sign a new deal.
The Arsenal boss wants his French World Cup defender, who becomes a free agent in the summer, to commit beyond the end of the season, writes Alan Nixon of the Sunday People.
Sunday People Sport can reveal that if he doesn’t sign, then Ireland full-back Coleman – who faces the Gunners today – is the first-choice alternative.
Coleman, 25, is now an Everton regular and recently signed a long-term contract, so his price could be as high as £10million.
Wenger admires Coleman’s skills and non-stop running, but would still rather keep Sagna than splash out on a replacement.
The frugal Frenchman is still cautious with the cash and giving Sagna, 30, a new deal may be better value than paying for Coleman.

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 Wenger is also interested in ­Belgium’s top goalscorer Michy Batshuayi.
The Under-21 star has struck 12 times this season to send Standard Liege top of the league.
Batshuayi, 20, is rated at £5million and could yet break into the Belgium senior squad before the World Cup ­finals in Brazil next summer.
But Arsenal midfielder Emmanuel Frimpong will be hunting for a new club next month.
He has been told that his Emirates ­contract will not be extended at the end of the season.
The 21-year-old is likely to go out on loan in the new year and weigh up his options as a free agent in the summer.