Arsenal and Liverpool on big alert as £19million french midfielder wants Premier League move

Paris Saint-Germain midfielder Yohan Cabaye could find himself in the middle of a bidding war as Premier League clubs Arsenal and Liverpool are after him. The 28-year old moved to Ligue 1 in January this year for a fee of £19m but has failed to nail down a regular starting spot in the team and mostly sits on the bench.

The former Lille man has grown disillusioned in PSG and there are reports emerging in France that indicate he could move back to the Premier League with Arsenal and Liverpool being the prime clubs who want to sign him.

Despite making 10 appearances in the league this season, Cabaye has started just 6 times and has been substituted 5 times in those games. In the Champions League, the French international has played just 46 minutes.

Both Arsenal and Liverpool are looking to take advantage of Cabaye’s situation as neither of them have a quality deep lying playmaker at the moment. Mikel Arteta and Steven Gerrard have been good to some extent, but they aren’t getting any younger, a situation which begs the club to replace them immediately. Arsenal will be slight favourites in getting Cabaye mainly due to Arsene Wenger and his French connection. Another factor which could play into the Gunners’ hands is that they are slightly better positioned to qualify for the Champions League next year; a competition in which Cabaye will desperately want to play.

There were talks that Cabaye could truly realize his potential after a move to Paris as the French side are building a team that can truly challenge for top European honours, but since his move, he has struggled to get into the team ahead of the likes of Blaise Matuidi, Marco Verratti and Thiago Motta. With the Euro 2016 happening in a couple of years, Cabaye will want to cement a place in the French national team, which can only happen if he plays regularly at club level.