Arsenal are contemplating a £12million January bid for Aston Villa midfielder Barry Bannan.
The Gunners want the 21-year-old to resolve the shortage of midfield options following last summer’s departures of Cesc Fabregas and Samir Nasri.
Manager Arsene Wenger is still understood to be in the market for a top class midfielder from Europe but is aware all his targets will be cup tied for the Champions League latter stages.
Instead, buoyed by the emergence of Aaron Ramsey, Emmanuel Frimpong and Francis Coquelin, he will just boost his squad numbers and wait for his ‘star’ until next summer.
Bannan has impressed this season under Alex McLeish at Villa Park. His form has caught the attention of Scotland boss Craig Levein and even Man United’s Sir Alex Ferguson.
Wenger hopes a £10million plus £2million in add-ons will be enough to lure him away from Villa.
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