Arsenal in shock link with Joey Barton

Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is lining up a surprise move for Newcastle bad boy Joey Barton.

The Gunners manager is willing to admit that his team of creative talent need some bit and aggression in the middle of the park, and is prepared to bid for Barton.

Wenger is said to have been discussing the move for the ex-Manchester City midfielder with senior members of his backroom team.

Barton's career was in jeopardy when he was jailed for assault in 2008. But he has rebuilt his career at St James' Park after reportedly kicking the drinking habit to which he attributed his off-the-field problems.

Capped once for England, Barton has one year remaining on his £65,000-a-week deal with Newcastle. But both parties have accepted that he will not be extending his stay, meaning Wenger could pick him up for as little as £1.5million this summer.

Barton said: “I don’t want to leave Newcastle, my family’s settled in the area, I’ve got a great working relationship with everybody at the club.

“But if someone came in and, hypothetically, offered me Champions League football, whether I’d signed a five, six or seven-year deal at Newcastle, I’d have to consider it.”

 

Hahaha good joke

Barton is exactly the type of footballwise uncultured over inflated player Arsene despises
Imagine Cesc and Nasri playing with him?

He'd get battered in training all the time as no one would respect his ability or attitude

 

Battered!? I'm sure your current team would probably get battered by the women's team

 

This story is BS. Where are the quotes from Wenger saying that he is going to bid for Barton? There aren't any, because it is utter horse ****.

 

Battered ?????????? DeVries
like he got battered this season against Arsenals light weight pussy cats
Get a grip,the reason why you win nowt is Arsenal have no back bone or fight
Joey Barton would be the best thing to happen to them

 

HAHAH bbc sport are just board thats why there making up utter rubbish. Arsenal need someone like barton but no him we need someone whose got the heart but needs to have the techinal ability aswell

 

If AW buys that talentless thug Barton - 100,000 Gunners fans know AW has REALLY lost it and should be put out to graze.....

 

G'day Gooners, Stokie in peace.

We get called a lot of things, a bunch of thugs just one of them!!!

Now Barton is a 100% thug, and has done time to prove it. I posted on our Board that I am sick to death of these transfer windows and the mindless speculation that goes with it.

All the best for next season, except for the obvious

 

Barton seems to have grown up a lot in the past year, i just don't think we need him though.

 

RVP close but no cigar (unless...................

 

we should also sign shawcross, samba, taylor and zigic

 

Er, not quite sure what you are getting at...

 

RVP I think it's the 'T' word cropping up AGAIN, some guys eh!!

 

Thesaurus?

 

Er close but no cigar - oops already done that one.

Ah well let's not go there - have a good day

 

Ah I get you. Its tornado isn't it?

 

what a load of b#ll#cks.........Wenger would never entertain such a low life.......