Newcastle ready to meet Arsenal’s £15million valuation of England left-back Kieran Gibbs
Rafa Benitez wants the experienced defender in his squad and will not be put off by his price-tag, according to reports
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NEWCASTLE are ready to meet Arsenal's demands of £15million for Kieran Gibbs, according to reports.
The Gunners are set for a summer clearout as Arsene Wenger looks to get his squad back into the Champions League after missing out for the first time in 20 years.
And the are reporting that left-back Gibbs could be on his way to Toon with the club ready to stump up the cash.
But they could face competition from West Brom who have also been tracking Gibbs' situation.
The arrival of Sead Kolasnic on a free transfer has cast further doubt over the England international's Emirates future.
And it seems that if a defender is to leave the Emirates it will be Kieran Gibbs.
The England international's current deal expires at the end of next season.
Gibbs has found it hard to cement his place in Wenger's starting line-ups and has recently been tried in the wing-back position.
And number of Premier League clubs are interested in Gibbs, including newly-promoted Brighton and Newcastle.
The academy graduate made his debut in 2009 and has clocked up 147 appearances for the Gunners making him one of the most experienced players in the current squad.
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Nacho Monreal was also linked with a move to Athletic Bilbao.
Monreal is also one of the older members of Arsene Wenger's squad at 31 and Bilbao are ready to try and lure him back to his homeland.
But Gunners boss Wenger is a huge fan of Monreal who has proved himself to be more than capable in his new system of three at the back.