Arsenal have been very strongly linked to Fiorentina’s Felipe Melo, but now he has opted to remain in Italy, they have turned their attention to the Marseille midfielder Lorik Cana. An article in the Daily Express said:
ARSENAL target Felipe Melo has signed a one-year contract extension at Italian club Fiorentina tying him there until June 2013 – with Gunners boss Arsene Wenger switching his focus to Spurs target Marseille skipper Lorik Cana.
Cana said: “The door remains open for a departure, even with three years remaining on my contract.
“I will talk with my family and my representatives. It will then depend on what I want to do. Of the possible destinations in the future, England and Germany are the two leagues that attract me the most.”
Cana is a fans’ favourite at Marseille, but wants to show he can compete at the highest level. Defensive midfielder Melo, 25, who helped Brazil win the Confederations Cup in South Africa on Sunday, has been linked to the Gunners and Inter Milan.
Cana is exactly the type of player that Wenger is looking for, a hard tackling midfielder. Do Arsenal fans want him?
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i,m gunner for life
I believe lorik cana will be a good replacement for felipo melo.
Ife he can get him fine but i doubt it.it will eventually turn to be one of these wishful thinking
Signing him wik boost arsenal midfield,arsene can go 4 him. Guners 4 life.
I believe he is the one we need, seeing his vid on YouTube it will make any striker think twice before they touch the ball.
It will also boost the fan base in UK as there is a large Albanian community in London and will bring the shirt sale up as-well as I will be the first one to buy 3 for my self and my kids and can see another 100 000 + being sold with his name on in uk only. it would be first Kosovo – Albanian player to play in top 4 in UK. we love arsenal fc, go for it AW
I beleive Lorik Cana will complete the Arsenal’s puzzle. It is exactly what is needed at this stage. Will bring the lost heartbeat to the team, and together will win premier league next year. Go gunners… please complete the transfer.
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Besart (Cana’s hometown fan & mate)
He will complete Arsenal! Wenger atempted to sign him year ago but was unable to obtain work permit n etc.