Jere Markus
May 6 2002, 01:05 PM
Teamtalk reports:
Arsenal have again been linked with Barry Ferguson, despite the Rangers skipper insisting he wants to stay at Ibrox with the Scottish giants.
The Scotland international midfielder will have showdown talks over his future with the club tomorrow, amidst increasing talk that he will make a Ģ15million switch to the Premiership this summer. Ferguson has long been rumoured to be near the top of Arsene Wenger's shopping list, although Liverpool, Leeds and Fulham are also monitoring the situation.
But the 24-year-old, who scored a spectacular free-kick in Rangers' Scottish Cup final win on Saturday, has dropped a strong hint that he wants to stay in Glasgow. "I am captain of one of the biggest clubs in Europe so there is no need for any more," he said. "It's not a tough decision for me because I know what I want but I'm not giving any clues. I need to find out what the chairman thinks. If a crazy bid comes in then he may want to accept it."
Wenger has said he will not be bringing in any new midfielders this summer, with bolstering other areas of the team his priority. Despite that, Patrick Vieira remains a long-term target of Real Madrid and PSV's Mark van Bommel is also strongly tipped for a Highbury move in the close season.
We donīt need him. Edu&Parlour are both better than him. And Ģ15 million :eek are they INSANE!! :??? Barry is overrated, Bowyer and Murphy are far better players. He only gets his way, coz he plays in an unbalanced league.
Arsenal have again been linked with Barry Ferguson, despite the Rangers skipper insisting he wants to stay at Ibrox with the Scottish giants.
The Scotland international midfielder will have showdown talks over his future with the club tomorrow, amidst increasing talk that he will make a Ģ15million switch to the Premiership this summer. Ferguson has long been rumoured to be near the top of Arsene Wenger's shopping list, although Liverpool, Leeds and Fulham are also monitoring the situation.
But the 24-year-old, who scored a spectacular free-kick in Rangers' Scottish Cup final win on Saturday, has dropped a strong hint that he wants to stay in Glasgow. "I am captain of one of the biggest clubs in Europe so there is no need for any more," he said. "It's not a tough decision for me because I know what I want but I'm not giving any clues. I need to find out what the chairman thinks. If a crazy bid comes in then he may want to accept it."
Wenger has said he will not be bringing in any new midfielders this summer, with bolstering other areas of the team his priority. Despite that, Patrick Vieira remains a long-term target of Real Madrid and PSV's Mark van Bommel is also strongly tipped for a Highbury move in the close season.
We donīt need him. Edu&Parlour are both better than him. And Ģ15 million :eek are they INSANE!! :??? Barry is overrated, Bowyer and Murphy are far better players. He only gets his way, coz he plays in an unbalanced league.