Nakata to Arse?

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Arsenal's Wenger said pursuing Japan midfielder Nakata

TOKYO, June 21 (AFP)- The coach of English champions Arsenal, Arsene Wenger, is out to lure Japanese World Cup star Hidetoshi Nakata from Italian side Parma, it emerged here Friday.
Arsenal's French forward Sylvain Wiltord is unhappy playing on the right of the Gunners' attack and is ready to move on and Wenger wants to fill his place with Nakata - according to a front page splash in the Japanese-language daily Sports Nippon.

Nakata, who scored in Japan's 2-0 win over Tunisia last week, was in line to join Arsenal a year ago only to have Wenger go cold on the idea and Parma moved in.

But now Arsenal "desperately want Nakata's attacking power, even moving him from midfield to forward," the paper said.

Wenger has been in Japan for the World Cup, making regular TV appearances as a commentator. He has reportedly dumped his current Japanese midfielder Junichi Inamoto despite his two World Cup goals.

Inamoto spent last season at Highbury stuck in the reserves after a much-publicised transfer from Gamba Osaka.

Japan's World Cup is over after a rain-soaked 1-0 loss to Turkey on Tuesday in their first ever appearance in the second round.
 
I thought Arsenal where getting Van Bommel for like 15million? Anyway Nakata will probs cost around 12-15million and I can't see Arsenal buying both so with this in my mind I think Wenger will sign Van Bommel after all hes already said he wants to sign him. Come to think of it they can sign both and Hofland doesn't bother me cos UTD are gonna win the Title anyway <img src="graemlins/lol.gif" border="0" alt="[Laugh Out Loud]" />
 
Yeah, the latest I heard was they had more or less agreed to sign Hofland and they were working on v. Bommel. If Nakata is coming, Vieira is defo on his way out. Nakata doesn't bother me anyways.
 
Don't think English League suit him. Moreover, I don't think Arsenal need him anyway. They should rather keep Inamoto instead.
 
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