M'Vila's friend: "M'Vila will join Arsenal or Real Madrid next summer".

M’Vila was the subject of four bids "of around €30 million [£26m]" from Champions League clubs including Arsenal during last summer, according to Rennes.

Mangane believes it is inevitable that the highly coveted defensive midfielder will be sold by the Ligue 1 club in the next 12 months.

“There has been no decision taken so far,” Mangane told Goal.com of M’Vila’s future. “He might go to England but he also likes the Spanish league. I don’t think he will leave in January but I think he will join Real Madrid or Arsenal next summer.

“The top clubs are right to scout him as I see him with a big career in front of him. Yann has the potential to be one of the biggest players in the world. He has extraordinary abilities.”

Mangane, who has been converted from a midfielder to a centre-half during his three years at Rennes, has watched M’Vila, 21, come through the ranks into the first team.

“You can see he is a fantastic player from what he does in training,” explained the 28-year-old. “Yann is good enough to play anywhere in the world. He is a complete player. He has a good eye for the game, he is technically excellent and he is also very good at defending and regaining balls.”

Lex wrote:The sensible thing to do would be to join Arsenal if he wants to actually kick a ball about. But he'll probably end up sitting on a bench somewhere in Spain or Manchester

Lex wrote:The sensible thing to do would be to join Arsenal if he wants to actually kick a ball about. But he'll probably end up sitting on a bench somewhere in Spain or Manchester

St_Nick09_of_Goal wrote:

Lex wrote:The sensible thing to do would be to join Arsenal if he wants to actually kick a ball about. But he'll probably end up sitting on a bench somewhere in Spain or Manchester

Dont you guys also have Song and Wilshere playing the double pivot?

Iceman wrote:I actually don't want M'vila. As much as I rate him highly, I see that Frimpong and Coquelin have a lot more to ffer to this Arsenal side. They are more complete, especially offensively, than he is.

Not taking anything away from Yann. He is better than all of our midfielders, defensively. It's just that we need more complete players right now, and he's too defensive for that.
I don't mind getting him, but I don't see the need to do so either