Yohan Cabaye: Arsenal in £10m bid to sign Newcastle midfielder
Arsenal have made an offer in the region of £10m for Newcastle midfielder Yohan Cabaye.
The Magpies are yet to formally reject the offer for the 27-year-old France international but they view it as derisory and plan to turn it down.
Arsenal, who lost their opening game of the season 3-1 at home to Aston Villa, have declined to comment but are looking to reinforce their midfield.
The Gunners have been hit by injuries to Mikel Arteta and Abou Diaby.
Newcastle have no appetite to sell Cabaye, but will not rule out the sale of any playerfollowing their experience with Andy Carroll in 2011.
Having insisted the striker was not for sale at any price, they sold him to Liverpool for £35m on the last day of the January transfer window.
Cabaye is set to play in Newcastle's game at Manchester City on Monday.
He has made 73 appearances for the club since joining from Lille in June 2011 and made his top-flight debut against the Gunners in a goalless draw.
Arsenal's only summer signing to date remains 20-year-old French strikerYaya Sanogo on a free transfer from Auxerre, while numerous players have left Emirates Stadium.
Following the home defeat by Villa, the transfer policy of the Gunners and manager Arsene Wenger have come in for criticism from the Arsenal Supporters' Trust (AST).
BBC Sport pundit Alan Hansen also believes Wenger needsreinforcements in "four or five" positions.
Arsenal play the first leg of their Champions League group stage play-off against Fenerbahce in Turkey on Wednesday.
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