The QPR midfielder Adel Taarabt was the undisputed star at Loftus Road last season and was voted Championship Player Of The Year, and Neil Warnock is well aware that he will have trouble keeping Taarabt out of the clutches of a top club, and according to the Star, Arsenal are one of those interested.

But Warnock will only sell his ex-Tottenham reject if he can also strengthen his side for the struggle to stay in the Premiership next season, and the Star reports that he wants Emmanuel Eboue to join the club.

They reckon that Wenger will not be keen to sell his versatile squad player, but he may be willing to sacrifice Eboue if he can get the much more talented Taarabt in return, and therefore get the price reduced (by around £5m?) as well.

One bit of good news is that Taarabt has just withdrawn from the Moroccan team, so he will not be going to the African Nations Cup in January which would certainly cheer Wenger up.

So who thinks that getting Taarabt would be a good move for Wenger, even if he has to give Eboue away as part of the deal?

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