<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>Arsenal have signed French midfielder Samir Nasri from Marseille, according to the player's website. The 20-year-old has signed a four-year deal for a reported £15.8m, although Arsenal have yet to confirm the move. Nasri made just two outings as a substitute at Euro 2008 as France were eliminated at the group stages. He has spent the last four seasons with Marseille and came to prominence in France's Under-17 European Championship side in 2004. Nasri, who has been dubed the new Zinedine Zidane, joined Marseille as a nine-year-old and made his league debut during the 2004-2005 season. He can play on either wing or through the centre and won the French first division's young player of the year award, and was voted Marseille's player of the year by fans, at the end of the 2006/2007 campaign. Last season he scored six goals in 30 games for the French outfit, his final strike in a 4-3 win over Strasbourg helping secure Marseille's berth in next season's Champions League. Nasri had appeared at various youth international levels for France before winning the first of seven senior caps in 2007. Speaking about the player earlier this month, Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger said: "At 21 years old his whole future is ahead of him and he has (quite) a margin for progressing further. "He has, in any case, the qualities needed to assert himself at the highest level." Nasri could be a replacement for Alexander Hleb, whose future remains uncertain after he held talks over a possible move to Barcelona. Wenger has already lost midfielder Mathieu Flamini, who joined AC Milan on a free transfer, while striker Emmanuel Adebayor remains a target for the Italian giants.</div> JAH RASTAFARI! It's official.
Damn thats cheap for a top player in France. Great for Arsenal. I am officialy a 50% Arsenal fan now. I love Nasri and have been rooting for him at Marseille for a long time now.
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'><u>Nasri deal not yet done</u> The agent of Marseille midfielder Samir Nasri has denied reports that his client has completed a move to Arsenal. It had been reported on the player's official website, via a statement subsequently removed, that Arsenal had secured Nasri's services for a fee of ?15.8million. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger has made no secret of his admiration for the French schemer but it would appear talk of a deal for the 20-year-old having been struck is somewhat premature. Marseille spokeswoman Nathalie Paoli said 'the deal still has to be finalised between Arsenal and Olympique Marseille', and now the player's agent has moved to clarify the situation. Jean-Pierre Bernes, who represents the highly-rated starlet, told AFP that while talks are ongoing between both clubs and the player, nothing has been confirmed to date. "Discussions are continuing between the two clubs and the player," said Bernes. "Nothing has been finalised, no element of the transfer has been finalised and everybody is still talking. It is premature to announce anything at all."</div> Looks like it's not quite done...
<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE (MainEvent @ Jun 24 2008, 12:13 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}></div><div class='quotemain'>Go away Wolf. Hah.</div> no... It's not like he's not going to Arsenal, just not yet.
lol i doubt after all this he wouldn't come to the Emirates. Can't wait to see him shine and also what plans Wenger has for him, Maybe turn him into a striker like he did with Henry or partner him with Fabregas.
