MX23RW : Saturday, October 5 15:18:00| >> :60:1533:1533:

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:
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
1Liverpool76011321118
2Manchester CityMan City6420146814
3Arsenal6420125714
4Chelsea6411157813
5Aston Villa6411129313
6Fulham632185311
7Newcastle UnitedNewcastle632187111
8Tottenham HotspurSpurs6312125710
9Brighton & Hove AlbionBrighton623110829
10Nottingham ForestNott'm Forest62316519
11Bournemouth622289-18
12Brentford6213810-27
13Manchester UnitedMan Utd621358-37
14West Ham UnitedWest Ham6123610-45
15Ipswich TownIpswich6042510-54
16Everton6114715-84
17Leicester CityLeicester6033812-43
18Crystal Palace7034510-53
19Southampton6015312-91
20Wolverhampton WanderersWolves6015616-101


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!