TRANSFER NEWS: Arsenal, Liverpool & Tottenham Battle For Chelsea Ace

Arsenal and Liverpool are favourites to sign Chelsea’s Yossi Benayoun on transfer deadline day, but sources say don’t rule out Tottenham.

Benayoun rejected a move to French champions Lille yesterday as he’s keen to remain in the premiership, and he isn’t short of offers.

Arsenal enquired about his availability on Monday as they seek some creativity after the departures of Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas, and Benayoun has plenty of premiership experience to offer. However, he is far from the marquee signing fans would hope for as a replacement for two of their best players and at 29 years-old, has very little sell on value.

Liverpool are also in the running for their former player and an offer of around £5m has been mooted, as has a potential player + cash offer involving Chelsea target Raul Merieles, but that was quickly rejected by Liverpool.

However, Sky Sports suggest that Tottenham could yet make a late move for the Israeli international.

10 Comments

1. 

   Nicolas

   August 31, 2011 at 10:38 am

   Arsenal u wil b bettr than before

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   kay bee

   August 31, 2011 at 11:49 am

   d only player chelsea nid in dat squard is modric or sneidjer,afta dat chelsea nid NO 1

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   Austine Edim

   August 31, 2011 at 12:09 pm

   Wenger, Arsenal needs at least one experiencd creative midfielder & one holding midfielder…then a Benayoun or Malouda addition can go ahead 2 set up the team as title challengers. Pls lets hear Hazad, M’Villa or their equivalent b4 11pm, pls!

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4. 

   Chyka jane

   August 31, 2011 at 12:40 pm

   If arsenal can get the likes of malouda n bernayou, d club will be streangthened.

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5. 

   Sylvergreat

   August 31, 2011 at 1:04 pm

   Liverpool does not need ageing players

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6. 

   Barayaarc

   August 31, 2011 at 1:06 pm

   We Dnt need Benayoun in our squad YNWA

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7. 

   Addo Edmond

   August 31, 2011 at 1:58 pm

   I will be hppy if Arsene wenger gets cahill to the team and Malouda.

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8. 

   Addo Edmond

   August 31, 2011 at 2:03 pm

   Arsene wenger try and get Arteta and Clint Dempsey to help our team

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9. 

   sharon

   August 31, 2011 at 2:17 pm

   we need m’villa, hazard, then we can add the likes of malouda or benayoun. Arsenal till our Lord JESUS CHRIST comes.

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10. 

    Godwin bassey

    August 31, 2011 at 4:50 pm

    Wenger i wil be apy if u can get yannmvilla n benayoun b4 11pm

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