August 10

An update on Joel Campbell as well as a Ghana International defender are today’s news on players linked with a possible move to Arsenal.

According to Italian website Tutto Mercato Web (in Italian), Arsenal have won the race to sign Costa Rica’s Joel Campbell, shrugging off competition from Serie A sides Napoli and Fiorentina. According to the article, the Gunners will pay €2.4 to secure the services of the player who will sign until 2015 and will be officially presented on August 16.

When we asked our readers to give a first opinion on the youngster, the poll results showed mixed feelings as he only collected 367 positive votes.

In other news, Sky Sports believes that Arsenal, Aston Villa and Fulham are all ready to make a move for Ghana’s Samuel Inkoom who was set to feature in the then-cancelled friendly game against Nigeria. The FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk 22-year old would offer versatile options to manager Arsene Wenger as he can play as centre back but also on the right wing as it was the case last year when he made his World Cup debut against the United States.

And before moving on to today’s poll, a look at yesterday’s results in which we collected more than 2,500 votes and with those who votes confirming that Juan Mata is a wanted man as he collected more than 1,415 positive nods.

As always, please let us know your preference on today’s linked players and don’t be shy to join the discussion in our newly-launched Arsenal forum.

Player Profile

Joel Campbell

Date of birth: 26/06/1992

Age: 19

Height: 1,78

Nationality: Costa Rica

Position: Striker

Foot: Left

Market Value: Unknown

Samuel Inkoom

Date of birth: 01/06/1989

Place of birth: Sekondi-Takoradi

Age: 22

Height: 1,79

Nationality: Ghana

Position: Right Back

Foot: Right

Market Value: £4m

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