http://thegoonblog.com/ (非媒體但是個不錯的槍迷部落格) Yesterday I spent much of the afternoon checking and double checking some information I received regarding Eden Hazard and the state of his reported transfer to Arsenal in the summer. Using a mixture of sources (including information from private discussions with journalists), I am 100% certain the following information is correct. It is even said that some journalists have convinced Hazard that Arsenal is the club for him. Arsenal have first refusal on Eden and are wanting to bring him to the club in the summer after watching him for a long time, they worked long and hard with Lille to secure this right and it is testament to just how highly they rate him. Arsene Wenger is a massive fan of his. Eden has had discussions with Wenger himself and is happy with what he had to say. It is believed he will be under less pressure at Arsenal than he would be at Real Madrid or any of his other suitors, who I will move onto later because there are plenty of them. Personal terms are agreed but there is an issue with Lille, they are asking for a very large amount of cash indeed and this is way beyond the amount I could envisage Arsenal spending, journalist friends believe it could be anything up to, and more than, ￡30m. (WTF) However much potential he may have he is certainly not worth that, please remember that this is a player who does not play regular Champions League football and has only played 17 internationals for Belgium. It is also worth remembering that there have been suggestions that he is lazy by his national coach Georges Leekens, these have been strongly refuted by his coach at Lille, pointing to his young age as a reason. Arsenal are very much in the front seat in this deal, the links between the club, manager and Lille could prove vital if any deal is to happen because Lille must drop their asking price drastically – and I think they will. However, if a big player such as Man City get wind of him they could blow us all out the water, despite Arsenal having first refusal, they can’t pay mega money. There are other interested parties, the big Spanish clubs, Inter Milan and Manchester United but Hazard wants to come to Arsenal, the ball really is in Lille’s court now; Arsenal don’t want to miss out on the chance of signing a potentially world-class player, but won’t pay above ￡14m. That fee would even be paid in sizable installments, if Lille accepted it. From a personal point of view we could maybe use the fact that we have Gilles Sunu to our advantage, even to lessen the hit financially and do a player plus cash deal. I am though confident we can lower Lille’s asking price, but will we be able to lower it enough? I wouldn’t like to say. There have been suggestions that the rumours around Arsenal bidding for Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain may lessen the chances of Eden Hazard joining in the summer, however no approach has been made by any club for Oxlade-Chamberlain and Arsenal have done no more than scout the Southampton youngster. _ _ So there is the update. There have been many people asking me about the Hazard situation so I thought I would try and learn a bit more about it and bring you the information. A lot of work has gone into making sure (multiple times) that this is correct. A deal may not happen due to Lille’s demands, but this is the situation the player, Lille and Arsenal are in. -- 帶領諾丁漢森林創造了42場不敗紀錄的老帥克拉夫說:「我還能對阿森納 說什麼？即便是我這個古怪的老頭，也被他們帶回了年輕的時刻。他們 撫愛足球的方式，如同我夢想中撫愛瑪麗蓮·夢露的方式一樣。」 --

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