Monday 3 June 2013

Who would turn Wayne down? Arsene Wenger drops hint over move for Rooney and claims Fabregas is unsettled at Barca

Arsene Wenger has admitted that he would not turn down the chance to sign unsettled Manchester United striker Wayne Rooney. The England striker, who scored a brilliant solo effort against Brazil on Sunday night, has signalled his desire to leave Manchester United in the summer. Last month, Sportsmail broke the news that Arsenal are growing increasingly confident they are able to finance a record-breaking move for Rooney. And Wenger has dropped the biggest hint yet that he is ready to make a move for the 27-year-old. ‘Rooney could be an interesting player for everybody in the world, who would turn him down?’ Wenger told Al Jazeera. ‘David Moyes' first challenge is to go in to Manchester and bridge the gap between him and Rooney. ‘If that is feasible or not depends on his personality and if Rooney bears a grudge or not, we will see. It will be interesting to see how that will be handled.’ Wenger is also interested in bringing former captain Cesc Fabregas back to the Emirates and believes the midfielder is suffering from a lack of first-team action at Barcelona. Under the terms of his move to the Nou Camp back in 2011, the Gunners could be offered the chance of re-signing the Spaniard for as little as £20million should Manchester United, who are keen on signing the former Arsenal captain, formalise their interest. 'I think at the moment he's lacking the confidence of being a regular player,' added Wenger. 'Recently he has not been that. 'Cesc is such a passionate player, a player of such quality, that it must hurt him not to play in every single game. That's what he misses. When you come in and out you never play with full confidence.'    

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