Arsenal hope to sign £25m midfielder “within weeks”

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Arsenal are hoping to complete a deal with Sporting Clb of Portugal for highly-sought after midfielder William Carvalho in the next two weeks.
The Gunners have been linked with the Portuguese international since last summer and reportedly failed with a deadline day bid, the Independent reported back in September.
No fee was mentioned from the summer but Manchester United also failed in their attempts to bring the 22-year old of Angolan descent.
Arsène Wenger is expected to priortise on strengthening the Arsenal defence over the next fortnight or so whilst the winter transfer window is open. Arsenal currently only have three centre-backs on their books whilst their holding midfielders aren’t respected amongst many journalists as players who should be at a top four club.
Mikel Arteta’s movement and tackling is limited, Mathieu Flamini has been exposed this season and Jack Wilshere plays better in an attacking role. Francis Coquelin has shown promise over the past few games, but will Wenger take a gamble on the French midfielder for the remainder of the season, or bring in an established player like William Carvalho?
Carvalho stands at 6’2″, weighing in excess of 14 stone and has good technical ability. He could certainly be a physical presence in the centre of the Arsenal midfield that they have not really had since Gilberto Silva.
The £25 million fee could be a stumbling block for Arsenal who have spent big money on Mesut Özil, Alexis Sánchez and Calum Chambers over the past two summers.