Arsenal are considering a surprise bid for Newcastle United’s tenacious midfielder Joey Barton. Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger is considering a swoop for Barton in order to add a bit of steel to his midfield which is likely to be severely weakened by the possible departures of Samir Nasri and Cesc Fabregas this summer.
Newcastle medio Barton is upset with the way how things are panning out at Tyneside, especially with the departure of captain Kevin Nolan to West Ham. Barton was upset at Nolan’s sale and openly made his displeasure felt on social networking site Twitter. He also indicated that he could follow Nolan’s route out of St.James Park.
According to former Newcastle forward Micky Quinn, Arsenal have already enquired about the medio’s availability to Newcastle.
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