Arsenal target Gervinho said those words in 2008, along with I need to work hard and I have always dreamed about playing with Arsenal.

His dream now looks to turn into reality as Arsenal are looking at him as a partner for Van Persie, and replacement for Bendtner.

Lille manager Frederic Paquet said a while back,

“He wants to go and has developed contacts with Arsenal,” Paquet told L’Equipe. “We will soon have talks with them and see what they offer. He has expressed a desire to go to England and we will see what happens.”

Gervinho scored 18 goals in total for Lille last season, with a good 10 assists to partner that.

Gervinho can play on either wing and with him being a natural winger, Wenger could revert back to the 4-3-3 replacing Bendtner with Gervinho. He can also score with his head and has great skill to get past players and also has terrific speed. Gervinho, like Van Persie, isn’t afraid to go for goal from an acute angle either.

The 24 year old will cost Wenger some £11-13m, and has potential to become a great player for Arsenal.

Samir Nasri believes Arsenal are only a couple of good signings away from winning a trophy next season.

The French winger believes the Gunners were unlucky not to end their six-year trophy drought last year, as he believes they were the best team in the Premier League.

Along with Cesc Fabregas, Nasri has been linked with a move away from the club, but has dismissed rumours of a move to Manchester United.

He said: "We had everything to be champions, but if you look at it, every time we played to go top of the league, we never did.

"In terms of talent, I feel we had the best squad of the whole league. We played the best football. We were the best team, even if Manchester United had a good season too.

"As a team, we all realise now what we need to do to win a trophy. We have improved so much. If the boss adds some good players, I really believes a trophy will be won.

"There is not much to say apart from don’t listen to all the rumours and everything that is written or said. Earlier in the season I spoke with the boss and we said we would talk during the summer, which is what we are going to do."

Emmanuel Frimpong admits his future at Arsenal ‘won’t look good’ if he isn’t part of Arsenal’s first-team squad this summer. The Ghanian also confirmed interest from both Cardiff City and Charlton Athletic over a loan move.

Frimpong will return to pre-season training next month, almost a year after suffering cruciate knee ligament damage which forced him to miss the majority of the campaign. However, after a handful of matches with the Reserves and an intensive summer gym schedule, the 19-year-old is approaching peak fitness.

However, it’s not yet clear whether Arsène Wenger will include Emmanuel in his squad during the summer, and the powerful midfielder is already thinking about options elsewhere.

“It was a difficult season for me with the injury and the comeback, but I think I will need to look elsewhere if the current situation continues. There have been talks about Cardiff and Charlton Athletic, but I know I can be a regular for Arsenal if I stay clear of injury.”

“If Mr Wenger comes to me this pre-season and says ‘Emmanuel I want to give you another opportunity’ then I have to show him I can do what I did this season, but if he doesn’t, then obviously my time at Arsenal doesn’t look good.”

His push for inclusion is aided by Francis Coquelin’s international commitments, which will see him miss pre-season due to the Under 20 World Cup.

It remains to be seen whether Frimpong will get another first-team chance, but having missed almost a year out of the game, a loan spell in the Championship looks a solid option.