Former Arsenal player, Robert Pires believes that Unai Emery should utilise his connections with Paris Saint-Germain to gain an advantage in poaching Adrien Rabiot away from other suitors.
By now you all are well aware of the situation that the central midfielder is stuck in with his parent club. The Frenchman refused to sign a contract extension and in return is being punished by the Ligue 1 giants by being left out on the bench for the remainder of the season.
He is currently being wooed by a number of elite European outfits but the Gunners are a step ahead of the rest due to their manager.
Rabiot was one of Emery’s regular starters during the latter’s stay at the Parc des Princes. Despite reports of a fallout between the two in the past year, it would be foolish to discount the player’s desire to appear more often on the pitch.
Speaking to bwin, Pires was quoted, “Rabiot is a very good player and Arsenal should be trying their best to secure his signature before any other club does.”
“Arsenal have the advantage of Emery having already worked with him at PSG, which should hopefully sway Rabiot to join Arsenal. He would be worth a big fee on the transfer market so the fact he’s free makes it a no brainer.”
“If Emery can secure Rabiot then I think he’ll be able to fill the hole that will be left by Ramsey’s departure.”
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