Gunners anger Spurs with imminent £5m double deal?
Arsenal are set to move swiftly on the transfer front and snatch St Etienne duo Mouhamadou Dabo and Blaise Matuidi from under the very noses of Spurs.
Tottenham have apparently made their interest in Dabo known to the French club and were considering a bid for midfielder Matuidi also.
Les Verts sporting director Damien Comolli is thought to be ready to conclude a deal with swiftly with Arsenal instead; a move which is set to annoy his former employers Spurs - who apparently asked to be kept up to date with all developments surrounding the pair.
“We are trying to keep our best players,” Comolli told L’Equipe. “We are lucky to have talented young players, who are not at the end of a cycle.
“Our intention is to keep the major part of them, even if some contract circumstances are annoying for us, including regarding Mouhamadou Dabo, who has only one year left of contract.”
Comolli - who used to scout for Arsenal - left Spurs under a cloud, but is reportedly still on good terms with Arsene Wenger.