/ Richard / 03 April 2012 / Leave a Comment 
Yann M'Vila has three years left on his existing contract at Rennes
"The important thing for me is getting playing time for the France team."
Arsene Wenger are very wisely attempting to do their business before transfer deadline day dawns this year and Rennes midfielder Yann M'Vila is making all the right noises...
The 21-year-old reportedly has suitors across Europe, but Arsenal, it would seem, are in pole position to secure his signature.
M'Vila has enjoyed a meteoric rise to prominence in France and is now very much a key component of the French side under Laurent Blanc.
M'Vila is understandably very keen for this to remain the case and has made no secret of his desire to team up with a French coach. That alone should give the Gunners the upper hand over the likes of Inter Milan and Real Madrid.
"Inter, Arsenal, Real ... I will take the fun everywhere," said M'Vila.
"These are great clubs. If the coach calls you and tells you he wants you to make you play, especially a French coach, it changes everything. The important thing for me is getting playing time for the France team."
But Arsenal will have to move quickly. Rennes boss Frederic Antonetti has already conceded that M'Vila will move on in the summer and if he impresses at the Euros, Arsenal can expect his price tag to rise commensurately.
As it stands, Rennes are demanding in the region of £20 million for M'Vila's services, which would require Arsenal to break their modest transfer record.
France are, at the very least, contenders for glory in Ukraine and Poland, and they are currently [14.5] to win come the summer.
Elsewhere, the rumour mill continues to gather apace with regards to Germany's Lukas Podolski. Though suggestions it was a done deal are probably wide of the mark, Arsenal remain the frontrunners to tie up a deal for the 26-year-old.
It all amounts to a concerted change in Arsenal's transfer policy. Whereas Wenger has never been hurried before, time is now very much of the essence. Robin van Persie won't wait forever and nor, in all probability, will the board. And though Arsene Wenger will be loath to pay over the odds for Europe's established stars, the alternative isn't worth contemplating.
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