A number of sites in Italy, the reliability of which are a bit hit and miss, are reporting that Arsenal are close to agreeing a two year deal with QPR keeper Julio Cesar which will be worth €4m a year to the keeper ( that’s €76,000 per week).
I’m not sure how much truth there is to this but the rumours are strong and we were trying to sign him last year before he decided to go to QPR because, and I quote the player himself here
I accepted this [QPR] proposal because I wanted to live in London. I have an amazing way of life here and I’m giving my family a great opportunity to grow up culturally.
I talked with Arsenal in the last transfer window and they were really happy about me playing for them, but at the last minute I moved to QPR.
QPR has a project, and I dream about that project coming true. But I came here because I was thinking about my future once I quit football, that’s true. The directors have signed 11 footballers, and when you put them all into a team, it will be difficult for that team to work immediately.
That’s why QPR haven’t won yet. We don’t have an identity yet. But let me tell you we are on the right track. The fact that I can speak Portuguese, Italian and now English will give me opportunities in the future to be a director once I quit football. Even at QPR I could work as a director.
It’s widely known that the player now wants to leave after QPR were relegated.
Clearly they don’t need directors in the Championship.
Expect this to start making the British press soon, especially with Arsenal known to be on the hunt for a keeper.
