Sahin coming to Arsenal

                           Arsene Wenger made it clear that he was going to stick to his strategy of finding bargains on the market when he sold Robin van Persie to Manchester United this summer.He continued to sell when he transferred top midfielder Alex Song to Barcelona.Even with summer acquisitions Lukas Podolski, Olivier Giroud and Santi Cazorla, there was unrest at Emirates after Van Persie and Song left.But even if Arsenal doesn't win the Premier League this season, Wenger has proven his worth after sealing a loan deal for Real Madrid's Nuri Sahin on Wednesday for wages plus £2 million.

                     
                    Sahin is an excellent midfielder who will combine with Cazorla to make up for Song's departure. Ever since lifting Dortmund to the 2010-2011 Bundesliga title, he's been highly regarded in world football. His precise passing, combined with his sterling vision, sets Arsenal up to do some damage with strikers Podolski and Giroud.The transfer comes after Sahin had asked if he could make a temporary move out of Madrid, having only played 10 games following his switch from Borussia Dortmund last summer.And despite interest from Italy, France and Turkey, current boss Mourinho believes 12 months in England will be crucial in the players development.'The Premier League is a good place for players to pick up certain characteristics which he does not have,' Mourinho said at his weekly press conference.

                                       Reports on Tuesday suggested that Real Madrid wanted a fixed fee of £14 million should Arsenal want to take up their option to keep Sahin on a permanent deal after his loan expires next summer, a fee which Arsenal appeared unwilling to pay. The Gunners had planned a photo shoot ahead of his official unveiling on Monday which had to be cancelled at the last minute after contract talks had stalled. A compromise appears to have been reached on his future fee and the Gunners have managed to plug the hole that appeared to be growing in their midfield with the loss of Alex Song to Barcelona. 

                               
                           Arsenal are also looking forward to offload Russian forward Andrei Arshavin after Zenit St Petersburg renewed their interest in him.Wenger will be keen to get a good sum from the sale and shift 70,000 pounds off his wage budget which the Russian is paid at Emirates.Another rumour that has impressed me is of Sevilla winger Jesus Navas.He has a buyout clause of 27 million euros but Wenger may get him in 15.This could spell the end of Theo Walcott's career at Emirates.Discussions over his contract have not progressed this summer and it won't be a surprise if he is looking elsewhere.Chelsea,Liverpool or Juventus could be the possible destinations.Walcott is looking for 100,000 pounds a week wage which Arsenal are clearly not willing to offer.I personally would love to have Navas in place of Walcott but this is some sort of a risk.Apparently the Spanish winger was to join Chelsea in 2006 but the transfer din't materialize since he suffers from chronic homesickness.This is the main reason he has stayed at Sevilla all his career.Lets see how this transfer rumour ends up.