Spurs Weigh Up £8million Offer For Former Arsenal & Newcastle Target?

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Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly weighing up an £8million offer for former Arsenal target Gokhan Inler at Serie A side Udinese, with Spurs manager Harry Redknapp keen to add a defensive midfielder to the squad at White Hart lane this month.

Gunners boss Arsene Wenger revealed recently that Inler had been a target for the Premier League club last summer, but insisted that Inler was no longer on his radar and that Arsenal would not be reigniting their interest in bringing the Swiss International to the Emirates Stadium.



24-year-old Inler has been at Udinese since joining from FC Zurich in 2007 and has made 43 appearances for the Italian side during his time at the Stadio Friuli. Inler also has 23 caps for Switzerland since making his debut in 2006 and was one of their stars at EURO 2008 last summer.

Redknapp is understood to be willing to offer £8million for Inler as the former Portsmouth boss searches for an out-and-out defensive midfielder to play alongside playmaker Luka Modric in the centre of the Tottenham midfield.

Inler had also been linked with Spurs’ Premiership rivals Newcastle United last summer, but like Arsenal the Magpies interest in the Swiss player seems to have cooled, leaving the path clear for Tottenham to make their move.

Arsenal To Try Again For EURO 2008 Star?

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Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is ready to make a fresh approach for Swiss International Gokhan Inler at Serie A side Udinese, when the transfer window reopens next month, with the Gunners reportedly ready to meet the £8million clause in the defensive midfielder’s contract that would allow Inler to leave for the Emirates Stadium.

Wenger is keen to add some steel to the midfield at the North London club, having seen Mathieu Flamini and Gilberto depart the Premiership club in the summer for AC Milan and Panathinaikos respectively, which has left a huge hole in the Arsenal midfield this season.



Inler has been at Udinese since joining from Swiss side FC Zurich in 2007 and is an established member of the Bianconeri side, which finished 7th in the Scudetto last season and qualified for the UEFA Cup. The midfielder has made 43 appearances in Serie A for Udinese and has three years to run on his present deal at the Italian side

24-year-old Inler was the subject of an offer from the Premier League club in the summer, but was not keen on a move to England from Udinese. With it remaining to be seen if Inler will be ready to leave the Stadio Friuli in January, should Arsenal decide to make the £8million offer needed to lure Inler to the Emirates.