David Villa
Arsenal have apparently agreed a pre-contract deal to sign the experienced striker according to respected Spanish source AS.
Arsene Wenger had initially hoped to bring in the former Valencia man to the Emirates Stadium in January but Villa had opted to fight for a regular berth in Tito Vilanova’s first team set-up but has continued to find himself out of the Barcelona manager’s starting eleven and is now ready to leave the Nou Camp.
Villa has been handed just 14 La Liga starts thus far this season but has still managed to net nine goals whilst the likes of Alexis Sanchez and Pedro have tended to get the nod ahead of the 31 year old marksman.
David Villa is the Spanish national team’s record goal-scorer and the striker is keen to retain a spot in Vicente del Bosque’s plans and as such needs to be playing regularly, this is of course all the more relevant given the 2014 World Cup finals are around the corner.
Villa has started just two of Spain’s last five World Cup qualifiers and knows that at his age he can afford to be wasting away on the bench and the allure of a new challenge in the English top tier appears to interest the Barcelona man.