Yet William Carvalho is being weighed up as an alternative
With developments in the Khedira deal being as slow as they are Wenger has instead turned to Sporting Lisbon midfielder Carvalho, reports the Telegraph.
To sign the Germany international it’s thought it would cost £24m plus the midfield ace’s £150,000-a-week wages.
Carvalho meanwhile is five years Khedira’s junior and is also likely to cost £24m, but would demand much less in terms of pay.
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