Arsenal Action

[Craigie]

Arsenal set to win chase for Belgian strike sensation

Anderlecht have finally agreed to let star striker Romelu Lukaku leave the club - with Arsenal believed to have won the race to sign him.

The 17-year-old Belgium international has been tracked by Inter Milan, Chelsea, Real Madrid and Barcelona since breaking into the Anderlecht first team in 2009.
His pace and power has led many in Belgium to herald the striker as the next Didier Drogba - and Lukaku was pictured at Stamford Bridge earlier this year wearing a Chelsea shirt.
Lukaku quickly moved to deny rumours he was speaking to Chelsea officially and claimed he was merely there to go on a stadium tour with some friends.
Anderlecht have remained firm amid mounting interest from Europe's elite clubs but it now appears they are willing to let him leave.
The Belgian side have lined up Michael Eneramo from Tunisian club Espérance Sportive to replace Lukaku and reports in Belgium claim Arsenal are ready to beat off competition from a whole host of admirers to sign the talented forward.

http://www.talksport.co.uk/sports-news/football/premier-league/transfer-rumours/1715/2/arsenal-set-win-chase-belgian-strike-sensation

[Craigie]

If this is true then it's a great signing. Don't be fooled by his age this is a Pato/Balotelli type signing not a Denilson/Djourou type signing.

[hopefulgunner1]

yeh, coz pato and balotelli are forwards, denilson and djourou are centre mids and centre backs. hehehe

[Craigie]

I mean he's not shit.

[Curt.B]

Good. Eduardo was suppost to be our certain-goal guy, but that got all fucked up. We need a guy that is clinical and jsut pops up in the right place, nothing more.

[Craigie]

It's still only rumour and chances are if there's real interest it's not a done deal.

But for him we would be his best bet. We'd be able to compete and offer him good money for his age, he would play and he would be in a young, French friendly environment.

[Gaffer]

[Gunner_X5]

apparently spurs had bid 17m for him and got rejected.