Valencia and Juve line up bids for Arsenal star !!!
Arsenal midfielder Gilberto has been attracting the attention of both Valencia and Juventus in recent days. The speculation has come due to the fact the Brazilian is supposedly unhappy at not getting regular first team football at the Emirates. Gilberto had long been a first team regular at the Gunners but the good form of the midfield without has made it extremely hard to regain his place.
Both Juventus and Valencia are likely to be involved in a major bidding war come the opening of the transfer window. Juventus are said to lining up a 5 million pound bid for the player who has only 4 starts to his name this season. The Brazilian press suggest that La Liga giants Valencia are very keen to buy for a fee of up to 7 million pounds.
Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has assured Gilberto of his future at the club but the player still wants to leave. He was in my view, one of Arsenal's top performers last year and it has been to my surprise the lack of first team football he has gotten. I feel it would be the right thing for him to do and move to a top side like Valencia or Juventus.