Now Confirmed : Earlier sightings of Messi down the Kebab shop on the Holloway Rd, was in fact a case of mistaken identity it seems.
I would say that it's almost certain that our negotiators are in contact with Barca at the moment regarding Villa
Hopefully we'll try for Villa again in the summer but i suspect either Chelsea or City will be after him as well
From BBC Sport's David Ornstein: "Arsenal are set to complete the signing of Malaga left-back Nacho Monreal. "The clubs have agreed fee in the region of 10m euros (£8.3m). "The 26-year-old Spain international will now discuss personal terms and undergo a medical. "Arsenal had been monitoring Monreal for some time but decided to make their move after Kieran Gibbs suffered a thigh strain in Wednesday's 2-2 draw with Liverpool."
Good article on Monreal here: http://www.mirror.co.uk/sport/football/news/nacho-monreal-arsenal-transfer-why-the-gunners-1567825 He is described as Mr. Dependable. A proper full back who is strong and decisive in the tackle. He is very good defensively, but has enough pace to contribute to the attack. Was destined to become Spain's no.1 left back until the emergence of Jordi Alba. Sounds exactly what we need.