Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger will
spend the final few hours of the transfer window in Rome – refereeing a charity
match.
The Frenchman is flying to the
Italian capital to take part in a ‘Match For Peace’ being held at Stadio
Olympico and featuring current stars Andrea Pirlo, Samuel Eto’o, Ronaldinho and
Gianluigi Buffon as well as legends Diego Maradona, Paolo Maldini and Andriy
Shevchenko.
Club sources at the Emirates Stadium
insist Wenger’s absence will not affect their ability to close any deadline day
deals, though they do not anticipate a busy day in terms of arrivals.
Goal understands, however, that
Arsenal have made enquiries for Matija Nastasic, Winston Reid and Ron Vlaar as
Wenger looks to secure a replacement for Thomas Vermaelen in the wake of Kostas
Manolas’ decision to join Roma.
The Gunners are also on the lookout for
a striker and were monitoring Falcao’s situation having lost out on Loic Remy
to Chelsea, but the Colombian is now set to join Manchester United on a
lucrative one-year loan.
Wenger, however, will be monitoring
developments from afar for part of the day at least – and if his mind is
elsewhere and he misses a foul, he can always whip out his usual “I did not see
the incident” excuse..
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