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Brwned · 4th July 2008, 20:38

Daily Star - 'Wenger's £25m Senna blow
Arsenal have been warned off transfer target Marcos Senna and told he will cost them at least £25m.
The Villarreal star was a huge hit for Spain at Euro 2008.

He was linked with a move to the Emirates when Juventus decided to end their interest and go for Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso.

But although Arsene Wenger is a huge admirer of the holding midfielder – describing him as the most consistent performer at the European Championships – Villarreal do not want to sell.

President Fernando Roig said: “We are not frightened of the interest from some of the biggest clubs in the world since we have tied our captain to a €36m cancellation clause.

“That’s the figure a club would have to pay if they want his services.
For me, he was the most complete player of the whole tournament
Villarreal President Fernando Roig

“But the best thing is if he doesn’t go. He is very happy at Villarreal and we are very happy with him.” Senna, who was born in Brazil, was named in the Euro 2008 team of the tournament after helping Spain beat Germany in the final and was only just pipped by fellow midfielder Xavi for the player of the finals award.

“For me, he was the most complete player of the whole tournament,” insisted Roig.

Meanwhile, Barcelona will make one final attempt to sign Gunners striker Emmanuel Adebayor.

The Spanish giants have already had a £24m bid turned down for the Togo hitman.

They are refusing to match Wenger’s £35.8m valuation but are ready to test the Gunners’ resolve one last time.

What a difference a tournament makes. Two years ago we were close to signing him for under £10m, now he's 2 years older and is apparently valued at £25m.

When we were close to signing him a few years ago I was very happy with the price that was being quoted and knew he could have done the job, but I thought he would only have been an average signing compared to Hargreaves. Now I think he could do a great job for most teams in Europe who need a defensive midfielder. Would be a great signing for Arsenal but there are two things wrong with it; He's in his thirty's and it would be a fairly high transfer fee.

He had a very good season for Villareal but without the Euro's he wouldn't have been linked with anyone at all.

So will he get a move to a bigger club?

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Brwned First Team Sub Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Belfast - Antrim Road/Royal Lodge. http://cbrown564.bebo.com Posts: 7,381	Senna rated at £25m Daily Star - 'Wenger's £25m Senna blow Arsenal have been warned off transfer target Marcos Senna and told he will cost them at least £25m. The Villarreal star was a huge hit for Spain at Euro 2008. He was linked with a move to the Emirates when Juventus decided to end their interest and go for Liverpool’s Xabi Alonso. But although Arsene Wenger is a huge admirer of the holding midfielder – describing him as the most consistent performer at the European Championships – Villarreal do not want to sell. President Fernando Roig said: “We are not frightened of the interest from some of the biggest clubs in the world since we have tied our captain to a €36m cancellation clause. “That’s the figure a club would have to pay if they want his services. For me, he was the most complete player of the whole tournament Villarreal President Fernando Roig “But the best thing is if he doesn’t go. He is very happy at Villarreal and we are very happy with him.” Senna, who was born in Brazil, was named in the Euro 2008 team of the tournament after helping Spain beat Germany in the final and was only just pipped by fellow midfielder Xavi for the player of the finals award. “For me, he was the most complete player of the whole tournament,” insisted Roig. Meanwhile, Barcelona will make one final attempt to sign Gunners striker Emmanuel Adebayor. The Spanish giants have already had a £24m bid turned down for the Togo hitman. They are refusing to match Wenger’s £35.8m valuation but are ready to test the Gunners’ resolve one last time. What a difference a tournament makes. Two years ago we were close to signing him for under £10m, now he's 2 years older and is apparently valued at £25m. When we were close to signing him a few years ago I was very happy with the price that was being quoted and knew he could have done the job, but I thought he would only have been an average signing compared to Hargreaves. Now I think he could do a great job for most teams in Europe who need a defensive midfielder. Would be a great signing for Arsenal but there are two things wrong with it; He's in his thirty's and it would be a fairly high transfer fee. He had a very good season for Villareal but without the Euro's he wouldn't have been linked with anyone at all. So will he get a move to a bigger club?