Offers On The Table for Arsenal Target Yann M’Vila Insists Rennes Sporting Director

Tuesday, 21st August, 2012

Rennes sporting director Pierre Dreossi has admitted that there are three offers on the table for defensive midfielder Yann M’Vila as talk of a switch to Arsenal reaches fever pitch.

The Ligue 1 outfit are preparing for M’Vila’s departure and are in advanced talks with Aston Villa over taking Cameroonian enforcer Jean Makoun to the Route de Lorient on a season-long loan, as a replacement for their outgoing midfielder.

M’Vila has long been on Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger’s wishlist and the Frenchman admitted yesterday that he is keen to sign another midfielder.

But it appears more than just the Gunners are in for the 22-year-old, with Dreossi claiming three bids are under consideration.

Indeed, the only thing which seems clear is that M’Vila is likely to be exiting the side with which he has spent his entire professional career.

"At the moment there are three offers, but no agreement", the Rennes transfer supremo told French radio station RMC.

"We will hold negotiations this week and hope to find a solution.

"I expect at the end this week, or early next week, it should be completed. But it is a complicated process, with some clubs that we have not agreed to speak to internally and clubs where Yann may not want to go.

"There is an actual possibility that M’Vila stays at Rennes this year."

Specifically on the question of Arsenal, Dreossi refused to be drawn, but did hint that M’Vila might well be required at the Emirates Stadium, while at the same time reaffirming the player’s asking price.

"Maybe you should call Arsene? But when Song goes, Arsenal will be looking to strengthen that position. It’s the same thing for a club which sells a player to Arsenal.

"We are always keeping our price, at around €20M."

Other clubs which have been linked with M’Vila of late include Arsenal’s rivals, Tottenham Hotspur and Russian champions Zenit St. Petersburg.

Spurs are believed to have bid €15M for the Frenchman, though while boss Andre Villas-Boas recently confirmed that the Rennes man was on his side’s radar, he insists the focus has shifted, to a more creative outlet.