Arsenal Transfer News: £17.9 Million Bid For Santi Carzola
Cazorla has raked up 45 caps for Spain and has won two European Championship winner's medals.
AS. The valuation is believed to be big enough for the La Liga side to consider selling their 27-year-old Spanish international forward who has emerged as a priority signing for The Gunners. The former Villareal front-man has enjoyed an impressive first season at La Rosaleda, his creativity across both flanks and ability to create and score goals helped Malaga earn their first ever qualification for the Champions League. He has caught the eye of veteran manager Arsene Wenger who seems certain to offload Andrei Arshavin with contract rebel Theo Walcott also subject of exit talks. Cazorla has raked up 45 caps for Spain and has won two European Championship winner's medals. Arsenal's reported bid of almost £18 million would break the North London club's transfer record and could appease a certain portion of Gunners fans who have routinely criticised Wenger for his inability to spend big. Arsenal have already purchased Lukas Podolski and Olivier Giroud for a combined free of £23 million and have as yet, not lost any of their star players (though the Van Persie saga doesn't look like it will end pretty for them).