There was great relief in the Football Transfer Tavern among Arsenal supporters yesterday as Nicklas Bendtner struck very late to secure all three points for the Gunners, before Theo Walcott put gloss on the result against Cardiff.
Following the win that took them top of the Premier League, debate has turned to possible options for Arsene Wenger to strengthen his attack and a surprise target has now been mentioned.
The latest speculation come The Sun‘s Neil Custis who has arrived in the bar to claim that Wenger is considering a £2million bid for Fulham striker Dimitar Berbatov.
The 32-year-old Bulgarian helped his current side recover from their recent 6-0 trashing at the hands of Hull, by netting the winner in their vital 2-1 home victory over West Ham yesterday.
Now Custis suggests that the Gunners could look to the experienced striker as stop-gap until the summer.
Reports confirmed last night that Bendtner will be out for ‘weeks’ after picking up an injury yesterday, leaving the Gunners looking very short in attack.
Berbatov has failed to shine at Craven Cottage this term, but that doesn’t mean he isn’t a talented footballer who could fit right into the Arsenal style of play, as the long serving French boss searches for a possible back up to Olivier Giroud in attack.
The enigmatic striker, who has spent the last seven seasons in England with the Gunners’ North London rivals Tottenham, Manchester United and now Fulham, can leave Fulham for free in the summer when his contract expires in the summer at Craven Cottage and that could see him becoming available now for around £2m.
While Fulham’s newly appointed manager Rene Meulensteen would like to keep hold of the nonchalant forward, raising funds for possible transfer targets will also be on his mind with a relegation battle looming. That could see Arsenal taking full advantage to land the former Tottenham striker.
