Arsenal Considering Shock Move for £11m Sunderland Midfielder Lorik Cana
by Mr Neutral on October 21st, 2009 315 words | 16 commentsWenger interested in Black Cats captain.
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Arsene Wenger has not given up hope of signing Lorik Cana, despite the Albanian midfielder moving to Sunderland this summer.
Cana was tracked by Wenger last season and the Arsenal boss could make a fresh move next year.
The Barclays Premier League’s first Albanian footballer has made a huge impression on Wearside since his £5m switch from Marseilles in July, forming a tough-tackling partnership with Lee Cattermole in central midfield.
Steve Bruce has even gone so far as to appoint the 24-year-old as the Black Cats’ club captain, such has been his impact.
Arsenal are still in the hunt for a steely central midfielder to complement the silky skills of Cesc Fabregas and Andrei Arshavin, which led them to Cana. Everton and Liverpool also kept tabs on the player last year and could be tempted to rejoin the race. (Daily Mail)
This is interesting. There is no doubt that Steve Bruce got something of a bargain when he paid just £5m for the Marseille captain in the summer and it’s a signing that has already done wonders for the north-east club’s ambitions to push on towards the higher end of the top tier. If Arsene Wenger is really sniffing around then the Black Cats should be very worried indeed.
No doubt they have the Albanian under a long term contract but if his head is turned by the possibility of returning to the Champions League as well as joining a club with genuine title hopes then Sunderland will struggle to keep the player.
The battling midfielder has made the transition from the French league to the English very well indeed and could well be just the kind of player the Gunners boss has been looking for to give Cesc more time and space on the ball.
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anonymous - October 21st, 2009 at 8:35 pm
would be great at arsenal but its to late we had the chance to take him but arsenal was not much interested on him love his aggresiv mentalety and his hard slide tackels cana and arsenal would be a dream
anonymous - October 22nd, 2009 at 6:42 am
This is really a joke… I cannot believe now only we realized that Cana is a player worth to bid… what happened when he was available at 5 million?
anonymous - October 22nd, 2009 at 11:19 am
we should have got him when sunderland did !!!!!!! hes an amazing player
anonymous - October 22nd, 2009 at 1:53 pm
Why would he take a pay cut to move to Arsenal?
anonymous - October 22nd, 2009 at 2:54 pm
Song is better than him
anonymous - October 22nd, 2009 at 4:08 pm
arsenal are shite
you are all scumbags
wenger is a dirty twat
Mark G. - October 23rd, 2009 at 1:31 am
Boys. A few questions to ponder.
Now, what’s your view of Lorik Cana, I think we could use him. Apparently, we were trying this summer, Sunderland beat us with a higher offer. I think he would be a good insurance for Masch, if he forces his way out. And what about Stephen Defour, currently injured, Red Nose is sending him get well cards daily.
What other targets can you see on a horizon, I am thinking of less known names, not Davids (Villa and Silva) who we can not afford, under current regime.
Also, was Insua always lacking in speed, or was he just tired against Lyon. Would you play Skrtel on Sunday, ahead of Carra.
Mark G. - October 23rd, 2009 at 1:45 am
So we missed on Lorik Cana, should have seen and recognized his talent when playing Marseille in CL. How about Angel di Maria, a 21 year old Argentinian sensation playing in Portugal now. Although Benfica paid only 8 million euros for him, now he is worth about 5 times as much. I thought he had some scouts in Argentina, do we?
Mark G. - October 23rd, 2009 at 1:47 am
If we can’t corral Cana, who I think he would be a good insurance for Masch, if he forces his way out. And what about Stephen Defour, currently injured, Ferguson is sending him get well cards daily.
What other targets can you see on a horizon, I am thinking of less known names, not Davids (Villa and Silva) who we can not afford, under current regime.
Also, was Insua always lacking in speed, or was he just tired against Lyon. Would you play Skrtel on Sunday, ahead of Carra.
Mark G. - October 23rd, 2009 at 1:51 am
If we can’t get Cana, what about Stephen Defour, currently injured, Ferguson is sending him get well cards daily. Either one of them would be a good insurance for Mascherano, who I think may try to pull “an Alonso” next summer.
What other targets can you see on a horizon, I am thinking of less known names, not Davids (Villa and Silva) who we can not afford, under current regime.
Also, was Insua always lacking in speed, or was he just tired against Lyon. Would you play Skrtel on Sunday, ahead of Carra.
anonymous - October 23rd, 2009 at 1:55 am
mark g ur a big fag
anonymous - October 25th, 2009 at 12:05 pm
comon dude i know ur an aresenal fan just like my self but better then cana what a joke cana = beast , song = average
anonymous - November 16th, 2009 at 5:06 pm
Arsenal , you had the chance when he was 5M .Now you wont get it under 13M I gurantee that
anonymous - November 23rd, 2009 at 9:33 am
whatu mean arsenal were outbid by sunderland?? are u serious arsenal hu finished in the top 4 last year couldnt beat sunderland hu finished 18th or something??
anonymous - December 7th, 2009 at 9:04 am
cana is the best albanian player and i am albanian too and i am broud
anonymous - December 21st, 2009 at 9:30 am
Cana has a £16M buyout clause and a 5 year contract worth £70,000 a week………….
Arsenal know what they have to do, but they certainly won’t be getting Cana on the cheap.