Blue Stars Bearette 1 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Everton are after him as well as it looks like City may eventually get Lescott so Wenger has acted ...its a chain reaction! Arsenal are considering making an £8million bid for Newcastle defender Steven Taylor. However, Everton are also in the running and are understood to have opened negotiations with the Championship club in an attempt to secure a replacement for Joleon Lescott, who is a still a target for Manchester City. Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is a long-term admirer of the 23-year-old and sent a scout to watch Taylor in his side's 1-0 win over Sheffield Wednesday in midweek. Although a striker remains Arsenal's priority before the transfer window closes at the end of the month, Everton's interest in Taylor may force Wenger to act. The Gunners entertain pointless Portsmouth at Emirates Stadium tomorrow and will again be without England winger Theo Walcott, who will also miss next Wednesday's return leg of their Champions League play-off against Celtic. But Wenger remains hopeful Walcott could be available for the trip to champions Manchester United on 29 August as he continues to battle with a lower back problem. Croatian striker Eduardo could feature against Portsmouth, who have started the season with two 1-0 defeats. Wenger said: "I don't believe we have anyone injured from Tuesday night's game at Celtic. "Eduardo, I believe, will be back in contention but Walcott will not be back at all. Tomas Rosicky, Johan Djourou, Samir Nasri and Lukasz Fabianski will all be out. "There is a slight concern over Walcott's back injury but we believe it is a question of days and not of weeks. "We will see if he is fit to face Manchester United next Saturday. It is always difficult to set a date. I thought he would be available for Celtic, I thought he would be available for Everton, but he wasn't. That's why we will be cautious." Evening Standard Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursGer 0 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Hope they get him. Poor man's Michael Dawson (who in turn is a poor man's Jonathan Woodgate). Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
papaguy51 912 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Steven Taylor is a comedy defender. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jambo 28 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Taylor is vastly over-rated Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juno 2 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 So basically, with top 6 clubs being interested in Taylor and buying Bassong, it's been decided that the reason Newcastle's defence was terrible last season is Coloccini. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
J_RFC87 761 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Steven Taylol Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_glasgow 2 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Arsene Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Blue Stars Bearette 1 Posted August 21, 2009 Author Share Posted August 21, 2009 almost as bad as Benitez getting Soti in Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ryan_1 1,136 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Steven Taylor is one of those players who seems to have been round for abosolutely ages and he's still only 23. Can I ask how he can still play for England under 21's. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueSuedeSambas 54,486 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Steven Taylor is one of those players who seems to have been round for abosolutely ages and he's still only 23. Can I ask how he can still play for England under 21's. If you are under 21 when the campaign begins then you can play until the completition of the tournament.. Taylor must have been 21 or under when the European Championship campaign began. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ribz2009 12 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Steven Taylor is one of those players who seems to have been round for abosolutely ages and he's still only 23. Can I ask how he can still play for England under 21's. If you are under 21 when the campaign begins then you can play until the completition of the tournament.. Taylor must have been 21 or under when the European Championship campaign began. you are allowed a certain number of over 21's playing for the u21 side, ridiculous i know but its the rules. i think tho 23 is a cut off age Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
keithgersbear 3,225 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Can't see it being true. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
disgruntled_bear 157 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Honestly feel if Taylor moved from Newcastle you would see him coming on leaps and bounds at Arsenal Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
sdunsmb 43 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Honestly feel if Taylor moved from Newcastle you would see him coming on leaps and bounds at Arsenal Yep, every time I've been to St James, ST looked like their best player. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy 69 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 is it just me who thinks he is shite? I hear alot of people talking about his potential of being future england captain .. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
chris_glasgow 2 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 is it just me who thinks he is shite? I hear alot of people talking about his potential of being future england captain .. he is so very raw. Arsenal could probably make him good player Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Juno 2 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I really just don't understand why Wenger hasn't stuck to his usual guns for once and splashed out on Sakho. Big, black, french, young, centre half, captain material, mature, TANK. It fits all his fetishes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Muff 245 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 Decent player, although he's very inconsistant, and when he makes mistakes, they are usually pretty horrific! Looked quite good at under 21 level when he played with the likes of Richards, Onuoha and Mancienne....for England, and was unlucky that injury ruled him out of the European Championships at the start of the summer. Working under Arsene Wenger, Pat Rice, Boro Primorac, Steve Bould....at Arsenal won't do him much harm at all either, should he move to the Emirates? He's still only 23 and playing in a top class side would probably bring the best out of him, especially when he has the likes of Gallas, Vermaelen, Gael Clichy, Bacary Sagna....around him. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Boab 73 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 I really just don't understand why Wenger hasn't stuck to his usual guns for once and splashed out on Sakho. Big, black, french, young, centre half, captain material, mature, TANK. It fits all his fetishes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arshavin 0 Posted August 21, 2009 Share Posted August 21, 2009 No thank you, very average. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
gizmico1986 0 Posted August 22, 2009 Share Posted August 22, 2009 anyone else recall the time he stopped a shot in the goal mouth with his arm and he went down as if he had been shot!!! Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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