Arsenal Planning Last Gasp £6m Matuidi Deal?

Wenger plays hardball

Thomas Vermaelen may be Arsenal's sole purchase during the current transfer window as Saint Etienne's valuation of star midfielder Blaise Matuidi differs from Arsene Wenger's, and the Gunners' boss is not prepared to pay £8 million for the player he deems to be a new version of the talismanic Patrick Vieira.