A transfer target list apparently sent by Arsene Wenger has revealed Shaun Wright Philips as a transfer target for Arsenal Football Club.The Online Gooner has reproduced a list that seems to suggest Wright Philips as the wide midfielder Arsenal have been lacking since Jose Antonio Reyes joined Real Madrid on loan last season.
While I feel this list is more than a little dubious a link to this player does ring true. Manchester City have clearly been tipped that Wright Philips is available and are sniffing around but Ian Wright quickly refused any suggestion that the move was possible saying "It won't happen. He loves City, but whether he loves them with Sven in charge is another story". And of course, Arsenal would be yet a further story entirely.
Chelsea are moving towards signing Daniel Alves this week but have also quietly tried to tempt sp*rs to exchange Pascal Chimbonda for Glen Johnson and Wright Philips as a fallback option. Insiders note that Wright Philips wages would be a stumbling block for sp*rs who pay Robbie Keane 50k a week as the teams highest earning player. SWP earns about 40% more than that. In spite of their pretensions to being a big club, sp*rs do have a rather consertative salary structure so unless Chelsea eat some of the wages to allow SWP to join sp*rs at a massive discount from the £21m they paid scant years ago, this will simply not happen.
Transfer Possibility Rating - 3/10
It makes sense on both sides but whether Chelsea will want to sell to us is the likely stumbling block. Wright would probably have to agitate for a move to make this happen and we all know his dad would advocate SWP joining Arsene Wenger's wingless wonders. However, there is an attractive English clique at Chelsea that may prove too attractive leave.
My view is that SWP would do well to join Arsenal and push his way back into the England set up. He should join but I dont think it will happen.
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