Walcott Seems To Be Going To Manchester City


Arsenal is ready to sell Theo Walcott to Manchester City this week if they cannot break the contract stalemate with the winger.
Negotiations will resume between the Londoners and Walcott’s representatives on Wednesday, with both parties hopeful that a resolution can be reached as the clock ticks down to Friday’s transfer deadline. ESPN confirmed that Walcott and Arsenal will continue to work on a deal before considering any sales.
"Negotiations are ongoing," an Arsenal spokesperson told ESPN.

Walcott's representatives told ESPN they had "no comment to make."
Manchester City has turned its attention to the England international as it considers alternatives to Scott Sinclair, whose expected move from Swansea City hit a stumbling block on Monday.

City director Brian Marwood is close to the Walcott camp and has enquired about the player’s interest in a shock switch to Etihad Stadium. Liverpool and Chelsea are also believed to be monitoring developments as deadline day approaches.

However, the interest is strongest from City with manager Roberto Mancini putting pressure on the club’s executives to recruit an established wide player after selling Adam Johnson to Sunderland in a deal worth up to 18.9 million euros last Friday.

Walcott has been locked in contract negotiations with Arsenal since the back end of last season and had been hoping for a significant upgrade on his current 75,000 euros-a-week deal, which has already entered its final year.
Goal.com revealed back in April that the 23-year-old, who is understood to be have been disappointed at the recent sale of Robin van Persie, had been holding out for a 125,000 euros-a-week salary that would now make him comfortably the club’s highest earner.

But Arsenal will not be held to ransom by the player and has made it clear it will not increase its package for Walcott beyond 100,000 euros-a-week.

Both parties stress that negotiations are ongoing and are hopeful that a resolution can swiftly be found, although the likelihood of a transfer for around 12 million pounds is increasing while Arsenal’s contract offer remains unsigned.

This has put City on red alert, although senior Arsenal officials, including chief executive Ivan Gazidis and manager Arsene Wenger, will be aware of the repercussions should Walcott follow Emmanuel Adebayor, Kolo Toure, Gael Clichy and Samir Nasri on the already well-trodden path to Etihad Stadium.

The winger established himself as an undisputed first team regular last season, starting 29 of Arsenal’s first 32 Premier League matches and only succumbing to injury in the final weeks of the season when he tore his hamstring. He was the club’s second leading scorer behind Van Persie, weighing in with 11 in all competitions.

City is desperate to beef up their squad after running into so many dead ends during an increasingly frantic search for reinforcements, with Swansea chairman Huw Jenkins branding them “unprofessional” for their pursuit of Scott Sinclair.

City is understood to have tabled a 7.5m pounds bid for the winger last week but talks have stalled over the composition of add-ons, with Swansea holding out for a deal that might eventually be worth 10m pounds.

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