Arsenal Target Sahin Set For Liverpool

According to reports, Arsenal have ended their interest in Nuri Sahin after Liverpool offered to pay a bigger proportion of the players wages and agreed a larger transfer fee should Real Madrid sell at the end of the season.
The news around the Twittishere for a long time was that once Song left, Arsenal were going to step up their pursuit of Sahin but it seems they have just lost out to the Reds from Liverpool.
So where does this leave Arsenal?
Arsene has stated several times that midfield is a position we are strong, so to me the “signing of Sahin” was always a red herring to appease Arsenal fans after selling Song, who was one of our most consistent performers over the last few seasons.
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