MX23RW : Thursday, January 30 08:00:34| >> :60:2463:2463:

Perry Groves: 'Arsenal should go for Dimitar Berbatov'

Perry Groves says that Arsenal should launch a bid for Fulham forward Dimitar Berbatov.

Former Arsenal midfielder Perry Groves has urged the Gunners to move for Fulham forward Dimitar Berbatov.

The Bulgarian, whose contract runs out at the end of the season, is said to be keen on a move away from Craven Cottage as the Whites face a battle to stay in the Premier League.

Groves said that Olivier Giroud needs relief from striking duties and believes that Berbatov would fit seamlessly into the team.

"The top teams aren't going to let their best players go and you want quality to go in. You could probably get him [Berbatov] for a million or £2m for the last six months of his contract," Groves told talkSPORT.

"He is in a team that's struggling because he won't close full-backs down, he won't go in the channels, but I think, he thinks he's too good for Fulham,Sometimes his body language is, 'what am I doing here? They can't even feed me the ball'.

"If he goes to Arsenal he's not going to think he's better technically than the Arsenal players, he'll think, 'oh I've got players on my level'. Basically it's a no brainer. If you got a year-and-a-half out of him, which I think you can, then he will be a brilliant option if you want to rest Giroud. He wouldn't alter the team pattern at all."

Groves won two League titles and a League Cup winners medal during a six-year spell at Highbury between 1986 and 1992.

ID:126886: cacheID:126886:1false2false3false:QQ:: from db desktop :LenBod:restore:2436:
Written by
Michael Penkman
Restore Data
Share this article now:
Liverpool's Luis Suarez holds his head in his hands after a missed chance during the match against Reading on April 13, 2013
Read Next:
Groves: 'Suarez not a Wenger-type player'
>
rhs 2.0
Today's games header
Tables header RHS
TeamPWDLFAGDPTS
1Liverpool22165154213353
2Arsenal23138244212347
3Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest2313553327644
4Manchester CityMan City23125647301741
5Newcastle UnitedNewcastle23125641271441
6Chelsea23117545301540
7Bournemouth23117541261540
8Aston Villa2310763435-137
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton2381053531434
10Fulham238963431333
11Brentford2394104240231
12Manchester UnitedMan Utd2385102832-429
13Crystal Palace236982630-427
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham2376102844-1627
15Tottenham HotspurSpurs2373134637924
16Everton225891928-923
17Leicester CityLeicester2345142549-2417
18Wolverhampton WanderersWolves2344153252-2016
19Ipswich TownIpswich2337132147-2616
20Southampton2313191653-376


Sports Mole provides in-depth previews and predictions for every match from the biggest leagues and competitions in world football.
Argentina's Lionel Messi kisses the World Cup trophy after collecting the Golden Ball award on December 18, 2022Sign up for our FREE daily preview newsletter direct to your inbox!