Arsenal transfer news: Work permit could be issue for Paulista The defender might be a good fit, but can we actually get him into the country? It appears, based on the smoke that accompanies transfer fire, that Villarreal centerback Gabriel Paulista is or could be Arsenals top transfer target of the final week and a half of the January transfer window. Hes expressed his desire to come, and a look at his bonafides shows some promise. But as we all know, there are hurdles to be cleared before any transfer can be completed, and even if a team and player want each other, its not always that simple. For one thing, the players current team may not want to sell. At least not unless the price is right. Villarreal boss Marcelino had a few things to say about Gabriel Paulista in his pre-match press conference today... — Jamie Kemp (@jamiemkemp) January 20, 2015 (Gabriel) is tremendously noble and an exemplary professional. His head is here and he wants to keep demonstrating his worth here. #AFC — Jamie Kemp (@jamiemkemp) January 20, 2015 On a sporting level, I wouldnt like to see Gabriel leave but we have to see the opinion of the club, if an offer is irresistible... #AFC — Jamie Kemp (@jamiemkemp) January 20, 2015 Theres some room to haggle. According to Jeremy Wilson, Arsenal have a starting offer of around £6 million on the table with the potential to rise to £10 million or more. Villarreal want something closer (at least) to the €20 million (thats £15.25 million or so, for comparisons sake) release clause in Paulistas contract. Thats a bridge that can be built. More troubling is the work permit issue. Wilson goes into more detail, but suffice it to say that the fact Paulista has no caps for Brazil is a problem, but not an unsolvable one -- there is a way to appeal on behalf of a player who hasnt appeared in 75% of his countrys international matches. If the permit cant be had, though, that might be a nail in the coffin that cant be overcome. Arsenal has interest. The player has interest. The manager sounds like he can be convinced. Those are big positives towards this getting done, but theres certainly no guarantee here. Tags: (sports, africa, animals, arts, asia, auto, boxing, breaking news, business, cartoon, celebrity, cinema, culture, education, environment, europe, fight club, fights, fiorentina, football, health, humor, italy, lgbt, MMA, moto, music, news, newzwolf, oceania, people, politics, serie a, soccer, streetfight, technology, UFC, USA, war, warzone, world Related posts United monitoring unhappy Barcelona star — reports (0) How many games will the Tigers win in 2015? (0) Bayern Munich II’s Patrick Weihrauch to Train 10 Days with Sandhausen (0) BE’s Baddest Greatest Striker Tournament: #2 Junior dos Santos vs #3 Shogun Rua (0) Yovani Gallardo, Texas Ranger: Brewers get Sardinas, Knebel and Diplan (0) #Arsenal, #England-PremierLeague, #Football/Soccer, #Sports #Sports, #Africa, #Animals, #Arsenal, #ArsenalTeam, #Arts, #Asia, #Auto, #Boxing, #BreakingNews, #Business, #Cartoon, #Celebrity, #Cinema, #Culture, #Education, #Environment, #Europe, #FightClub, #Fights, #Football, #Gunners, #Health, #Humor, #Lgbt, #London, #MMA, #Moto, #Music, #News, #Newzwolf, #Oceania, #People, #Politics, #Soccer, #Streetfight, #Technology, #UFC, #USA, #War, #Warzone, #World
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