Federico Marchetti (Update) + Miguel Veloso Linked To Arsenal

As previously reported on Goonerhood, Federico Marchetti is being touted to move to Arsenal to take the number one shirt.  Italian website, Data Sport (source), are reporting that Arsenal and Cagliari quickly want to resolve the transfer of the goalkeeper before the season starts.  The same website reports that Arsenal have made a 6.5 million offer, but Cagliari value the player closer to the mark of 9 million, but will be willing to settle on a 7.5 to 8 million transfer fee.  Data Sport also writes that today will be the day when the formalities will be completed.  So we will have to wait and see how this transfer turns out.

Elsewhere, Miguel Veloso is once again being linked with us.  Many Gooners already know the name very well, since the player has been linked to the Arsenal for many years now.  However, fresh links in the Portuguese and Italian press report that Arsenal are in for the defensive midfielder who can also play centre back when required (source 1, source 2).  It seems that originally, Genoa was the club interested in signing Veloso with a cash deal along with giving Sporting Lisbon the first option on their defender Zapater.  However, according to the Italian media, Arsenal have come in with a bid of 13 million Euros.  However, since then, Genoa have improved their package and proposed Genoa as a stepping stone for Veloso before finally moving to Inter after one season (source).

So what do you think of these rumors?  Leave your thoughts in the comments section!