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4. Gareth Barry

Gareth Barry Aston Villa Another cheap defensive midfielder Arsene Wenger could sign this summer is Manchester City's Gareth Barry. The sheer flimsiness of Arsenal's current midfield was brutally exposed at the weekend as Gabriel Agbonlahor marched through desperate tackles with far too much ease during Aston Villa's 3-1 win at Emirates Stadium. And one player who could beef it up is Agbonlahor's ex-teammate Barry. The Huffington Post are reporting that the England international could join Arsenal this summer for as little as £4 million. The 32-year-old is free to leave City following the arrival of Fernandinho, who has pushed the former Villa man out of the picture at the Etihad. And the boot could well and truly be on the other foot if this deal came off, considering City have plundered the Gunners of stars in the past, such as Samir Nasri and Emmanuel Adebayor.
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Joseph is an accredited football journalist and has interviewed nearly all of the current 20 Barclay's Premier League managers. He is also a correspondent for Bleacher Report and has written for Caught Offside and Give Me Football.