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British tabloid The Sun claims that English club Arsenal is considering a winter move for Barcelona defensive midfielder and Ivory Coast international Yaya Touré (25) (read more here).

Touré would be set to leave Barcelona after falling out of favour and Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger is keen to bring the player to the English premier League since the French coach is looking to sign a proven defensive midfielder in the January window.

Arsenal already tried to sign the Ivory Coast midfielder last season but would then not meet the 18 million euro° price-tag. The transfer fee of Touré would now have been lowered to 7,5 million euro°.

Asked about his situation at the club, Touré has said at a press conference this morning that he's satisfied with the season so far: "I'm very happy to be part of a big club like Barcelona because the team is playing great football. Everything works fine and the coach knows perfectly how we have to play. We're all united and focused, so we can keep winning games like we did last weekend against Sevilla."

Read more:
Wenger called Touré this summer
Barcelona puts price tag on Toure
Arsenal preparing new bid for Toure